Vietnam War

This amendment gained support based on the belief that people should shave the right to vote if they are old enough to -

• drive motorized vehicles

• serve as members of juries

• pay federal income taxes

• be drafted into the military

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern art of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

• the threat of a Soviet naval blockade

• the assistance of the Chinese military

• the use of atomic weapons on northern cities

• the involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• the growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• the expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• the implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• the rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet Offensive, what happened in Vietnam?

• all US civilians were evacuated from Vietnam

• peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris

• the US government deployed more troops to Vietnam

• South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in -

• the war effort of the 1940s

• the Red Scare in the 1950s

• the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s

• the political scandals in the 1970s

During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to -

• the development of the ENIAC computer

• the announcement of international education guidelines

• the successful launch of the first artificial satelite

• the discovery of new chemical elements

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to -

• carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

• keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities

• secure additional Asian trading partners

• extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia

The domino theory, which proved the basis for US entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent -

• the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia

• the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw pact

• the loss of UNmilitary bases in Asia

• the rise of China as a dominant economic power

As a result of The Berlin Airlift, The United States was able to

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• transport Polish refugees to safety

• prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing

• intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet Control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated