Post-Vietnam World

Who prevailed at the Bay of Pigs?

• Cuba (Fidel Castro)
• Soviet Union (Nikita Khrushchev)
• Cuba (Batista)
• United States (John F. Kennedy)

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis settled?

• Soviets removed missiles from Cuba and US removed from Turkey

• The U.S. agreed to build more missiles in Cuba as a show of force.
• The Soviet Union launched a nuclear attack on the U.S.
• The crisis was resolved by a military invasion of Cuba by the U.S.

How did John F. Kennedy react to the Soviets sending nuclear missiles to Cuba?

• He launched an airstrike against Cuba.
• He ignored the situation completely.
• He supported the Soviet Union's actions.
• He imposed a blockade.

What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

• The Tonkin Gulf Resolution authorized the President to take military action in Vietnam.

• The Tonkin Gulf Resolution limited U.S. military presence in Asia.
• The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was a peace treaty between the U.S. and Vietnam.
• The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was a congressional act to withdraw troops from Vietnam.

President Nixon prioritized foreign policy over domestic policy.

• True
• False

What was the Nixon Doctrine?

• The Nixon Doctrine stated that the U.S. would support allies in their defense but would not commit to direct military intervention.
• The Nixon Doctrine stated that the U.S. would withdraw support from all allies.
• The Nixon Doctrine emphasized complete isolationism for the United States.
• The Nixon Doctrine called for immediate military intervention in all conflicts.

A policy whereby the United States would continue to assist its allies, but would not assume the responsibility of defending the entire non-Communist world with its own troops.

Realpolitik means?

• Political realism

• Economic sassiness

• Social stoicism

• Fake politics

Richard Nixon focused more on strong countries over weak ones.

• True
• False

In 1972, (a)   met with China’s communist leader, (b)   , hoping that China’s bitter rival, the (c)   , would seek a more productive relationship with the U.S.

• Nixon
• Chairman Mao Zedong
• Soviet Union
• Reagan
• General Zhang Zhaozhong
• President Xi Jinping
• Premier Li Peng
• North Korea
• Kennedy
• Johnson