Cold War From Home to the End

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 21st

• 19th

• 26th

• 27th

Match the following term with its description

• Vietnamization

• US transition out of war effort and give control to the south Vietnamese

• McCarthyism

• Program created by Truman to search for communists in the Federal Government

• Detente

• 1. Often associated with the term “witch hunt” where people were accused of being communists without evidence that resulted in fear and paranoia across the country 

  
  

• Loyalty Boards

• Policy idea of Nixon with the goal to relax tensions between the US and USSR

The Space Race led to technological advancements and quality of life improvements for Americans

• True

• False

One effect of the collapse of the Soviet Union was that many former Soviet states became free market economies

• True

• False

US involvement in Korea and Vietnam are examples of US containment policy

• True

• False

China's fall to communism and its involvement in the Korean War led to improved relations between the US and China

• True

• False

 What precedent was established for US Presidents by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• 1. The ability to terminate war without Congressional approval

• The ability to engage in military activity without Congressional declarations of war

• 1. The ability to override international peace treaties

• United Nations deliberations

The Vietnam War allowed Lyndon Johnson to increase spending on Great Society programs

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lyndon Johnson refused to increase taxes to pay for the war. Therefore, he had to make cuts to domestic programs as part of his Great Society (programs such as Medicare and Medicaid).

Many people criticized the ​ (a)   for giving the President too much power. Therefore, Congress passed the ​ (b)   to put limits on Presidential use of the military

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• War Powers Act
• Social Security
• New Deal
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Detente
• Military Reduction Act

Which action did President Reagan follow to help win the Cold War

• 1. Lowering taxes on corporations and individuals

• Increasing defense spending

• Threatening to invade the USSR

• 2. Ending trade relations with China