Cold War

What's a result of the the Berlin Blockade?

• Soviet Union moves missiles to Cuba

• Allies create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The US adopts a policy of isolationism

• President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine

The Bay of Pigs was an attempt by the US to overthrow

the Communist regime of Fidel Castro.

What was the result of the invasion?

• US-backed forces were defeated by Castro's troops.

• Peaceful resolution to improve relations between the US and Cuba

• US successfully established a new government in Cuba

• The invasion resulted in the overthrow of Fidel Castro's regime

President Harry S. Truman gave an address to congress on March 12, 1947 expressing his belief towards European recovery that came to be known as the Truman Doctrine. Which action of the following would Truman most likely support?

• an embargo placed on a totalitarian government

• military aid for a country threatened by communism

• a trade agreement approved with a developing nation

• financial aid for a country visited with a natural disaster

The barrier surrounding West Berlin, that restricted its flow of traffic and goods came to be known as the ______ ____?

In 1963 U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev signed a "Limited Test Ban" Treaty, seeking to limit the ongoing arms.

Which of the following produced a similar "detente" between during the Cold War?

• President Harry Truman's decision to begin the Berlin Airlift

• President Dwight Eisenhower's decision to support the Domino Theory

• President Richard Nixon's decision to visit the People's Republic of China

• President Lyndon Johnson's decision to pursue the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Which approach did the U.S. government take to limit the number of nuclear weapons in the world?

• reducing federal defense spending on nuclear weapon technologies

• calling for the complete destruction of nuclear weapons

• seeking nuclear proliferation limits through treaties

• imposing naval blockades on nations that constructed nuclear weapons

The Korean War was a back and forth conflict, starting with the United Nation taking early victories. Then the Chinese helping the North Koreans push back the UN to the 38th parallel.

Which of the following summarizes the final outcome of the War?

• Sanctions against North Korea bring an end to the war.

• The Soviet Union pressures China into immediate retreat.

• United Nations forces immediately withdraw from South Korea.

• The ineffectual negotiations with China result in a political stalemate.

After an alleged attack by the North Vietnamese on US Naval ship, congress passed a resolution that allowed President Johnson to ‘take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression and achieve peace and security.’

What was this resolution called?

• Pacific Resolution
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Vietnam Resolution
• Hawaiian Resolution

In 1968 the North Vietnamese coordinated a series of attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam known as the ___ Offensive.

During the Vietnam War, the term "credibility ___" was coined to describe the perceived lack of credibility between the official statements from the government and the reality of the situation on the ground.