Cold War, Civil Rights, Vietnam Unit Test Review

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

Explain the "Domino Effect"

• Pamphlets were printed that promoted democracy in weaker nations.

• The US rigged elections in order to spread democracy in particular regions.

• The US promoted open markets to avoid another global depression.

• If one country fell to communism, others in the region would fall as well.

Tinker vs. De Moines stated that students COULD wear black armbands to show they were anti-war because of their 1st amendment rights of FREE SPEECH.

• True
• False

The US entered into the Vietnam and Korean War to support their policy of

• Gain control of land in Asia

• Imperialism

• Containment

• Spread communism

The Selective Service Act was created in World War I to -

• Enlist women in the army
• Enlist men in the army
• Keep America neutral
• Stop German u-boat warfare

In many Southern states segregation was used to keep people separate. What were these laws called?

• Integration Laws

• Little Rock Nine Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Laws

Brown v. Board of Education court case ended what?

• Segregation in schools

• Segregation on buses

• Segregation in restaurants

• Segregation in drinking fountains