APUSH Unit 8 Vocabulary Part 1 Check

What was the primary purpose of the NATO alliance?

• To promote economic cooperation in Europe

• To provide collective defense against aggression

• To establish a common currency

• To support decolonization efforts

What term did Winston Churchill use to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions?

• Bamboo Curtain

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Red Line

Which doctrine was aimed at containing the spread of communism?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Nixon Doctrine

What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after World War II

• To establish a military alliance in Europe

• To promote space exploration

• To end the Korean War

What was the primary focus of the Space Race?

• To develop nuclear weapons

• To explore the ocean depths

• To achieve space exploration milestones

• To establish international trade agreements

What event marked the closest point to nuclear war during the Cold War?

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Suez Crisis

• Berlin Airlift

What was McCarthyism primarily concerned with?

• Economic reform

• Anti-communist investigations

• Civil rights movements

• Environmental protection

Who was a key figure in opening diplomatic relations between the US and China?

• John F. Kennedy

• John Foster Dulles

• Henry Kissinger

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What was the significance of the Kennedy-Nixon debates?

• They were the first televised presidential debates

• They ended the Vietnam War

• They led to the Watergate scandal

• They established the United Nations

What was Levittown known for?

• Being a major industrial center

• Pioneering suburban development

• Hosting the United Nations headquarters

• Leading the civil rights movement