Cold War

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

• It started the space race.

• U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

• The U.S. started NASA.

• All of the above

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

• Korean & Vietnam War

• WWI & WWII

• Civil War & Spanish American War

• Persian Gulf & War on Terror

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

• Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

• The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

• The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

• The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

• Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Suez Crisis, 1956

U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of

• détente

• appeasement

• containment

• brinkmanship

The CIA trained Cuban refugees to try and overthrow Castor's communist regime. This attempt was unsuccessful because JFK refused to provide support. 

• Bay of Pigs
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Berlin Airlift
• Massive Retaliation 

In 1964, Johnson stated that the North Vietnamese fired upon U.S. boats in international waters. Congress responded by giving Johnson broad powers to wage war. 

• Vietnamization 
• War Powers Act
• Domino Theory
• Gulf of Tonkin Incident

In 1968 the North Vietnam launched a large offensive battle against the Americans and caught them off guard. Americans realized that the war was not close to being over. 

• My Lai Massacre
• Tet Offensive
• Cambodia
• Vietnamization