Cold War/Civil Rights Standards 20 and 21

What did Senator Joseph McCarthy's Congressional hearings do?

• Fought discrimination in Government

• Was a defense of American Civil Liberties

• Questioned our Economic System

• Was a search for Communists in US Government

What was the primary goal of the Korean War?

• Getting rid of Communism in North Korea

• Trying to prevent South Korea from annexing North Korea

• Protecting the anti-communist government in South Korea

• Helping Korea escape from Japanese control

The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Korean War were all examples of which U.S. foreign policy?

• Imperialism

• Appeasement

• Isolationism

• Containment

Why did we want to give aid to Europe as part of the Marshall Plan?

• Contain Communism

• Try and prevent an environmental disaster

• Promoting the practice of colonization

• Increase the rate of nuclear proliferation

What was the preferred economic system of the Marshall Plan?

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Communism

How was the Truman Doctrine going to stop the spread of Communism into Greece and Turkey?

• Giving money to the countries directly

• Giving out pro-capitalist literature

• Trying to negotiate a treaty between them and the Soviet Union

• Building an Iron Curtain between them and the Soviet Union

How did defense spending during the 1960s and 1970s influence spending on education?

• Math and Science was emphasized

• All subjects were emphasized equally

• I.Q. tests became more common

• Private school enrollment rose

What event led to Eisenhower initiating the following:

Creation of NASA, 1958

Passing of the National Defense Education Act, 1958

Development of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1958

• China making nuclear weapons

• Soviet Union launching a satellite

• Brazil destroying the Ozone layer

• Increased acid rain in Germany

Why was the Sputnik launch by the Soviet Union such a turning point in U.S. history?

• We reinstated the draft

• We started developing atomic weapons

• We started the project to put a man on the moon

• We slowed the construction of interstate highways

Why was the Tet Offensive of 1968 significant?

• Proved that our soldiers were not equipped to fight in the jungle

• forced the North Vietnamese to start bargaining a peace treaty

• regained support for the South Vietnamese government

• Led to an increase in anti-war sentiment in the U.S.