U.S. History B Final

To help rebuild the economies of Europe following World War II, the United States established the…

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• Federal Reserve

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Following the Tet Offensive, many Americans began to fear that

• North Vietnam had nuclear weapons

• The war could not be won

• Vietnamization would fail

• The Soviet Union would deploy troops to South Vietnam

The gradual withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam by Nixon was called

• the credibility gap

• Westernization

• Vietnamization

• The Domino Theory

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

"V-E day" was a result of

• victory over Japan

• victory over racism

• victory over Italy

• victory over Germany

As a result of the GI Bill, many returning soldiers

• received a year of unemployment to be able to have time to find a job

• decided to make a career in the military

• attended college

• received awards and bonuses for their wartime service

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to

• punish Germany for World War II

• prevent Germany from rearming

• keep Communist countries weak

• help Western Europe recover after WWII

The Korean War resulted in

• An entirely communist Korea

• The USSR developing their first atomic bomb

• The rise of Communist China

• Containment of communism in its existing boundaries

What is containment?

• U.S. foreign policy of threatening to use all out military aggression against enemy

• The purchasing of material goods

• Designing of products to wear out or become outdated so consumers need to buy more

• U.S. foreign policy of blocking spread of communism to other nations by the Soviets

Jimmy Carter was often criticized for his failure to successfully end the…

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Chinese Oil Embargo