Cold War and Vietnam War EOC Questions

What is the principal message of this cartoon?

• The United States is afraid of a united Vietnam.

• Other nations in Southeast Asia might fall to communism.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson is finding it difficult to exit Vietnam.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson is worried about a communist attack on the United States.

". . . Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

Which conclusion is best supported by this quotation from the Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy in 1961?

• The Cold War was over, and the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel.

• President Kennedy was encouraging a very strong presence in foreign policy in the post-World War II period.

• Compromise and appeasement were the best avenues to world peace.

• President Kennedy understood the limitations of power, even for a strong nation like the United States

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

• is determined mainly by technological superiority

• is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers

• is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals

• can be strongly affected by public opinion

Which event led directly to the end of the Cold War?

• reunification of Germany

• formation of the European Union

• breakup of the Soviet Union 1991

• creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

The primary purpose of President Richard Nixon’s policy of détente was to

• expand United States military involvement in Southeast Asia

• assure an adequate supply of oil from the Middle East

• ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union

• maintain a favorable balance of trade with China

During the Cold War Era, the easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in

• organization of the Warsaw Pact

• the invasion of Hungary and Czechoslovakia

• the Berlin Airlift

• treaty banning nuclear tests

Which factor is most closely associated with McCarthyism?

• buildup of Soviet missiles in Cuba

• fear of communist influence in the United States

• rise of the Communist Party in China

• creation of the Warsaw Pact by the Soviet Union

What was a long-term consequence of the event shown in the photograph?

• the easing of Cold War tensions

• the easing of Vietnam War protests

• a commitment to preserve historical landmarks

• a commitment to continue humanitarian missions

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of

• American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority

• the Cold War with the United States

• Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China

• disarmament discussions between the superpowers

What was one similarity between the Red Scare following World War I and the Cold War following World War II?

• Fear of communism led to the suppression of the civil liberties of some Americans.

• Large numbers of Russian revolutionaries settled in the United States.

• Congressional investigations proved that the Federal Government was heavily infiltrated by Communist spies.

• Renewed fighting between wartime enemies was a constant threat.