Cold War (U.S)

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 organization was formed to provide military support to Western nations?

• IWW

• UN

• NATO

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

• The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

• African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

• The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

• The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

What law did Congress pass to limit the military authority of the executive branch in order to avoid another Vietnam?

• Marshall Plan

• New Deal

• War Powers Act

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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

What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote.

• 18th

• 22nd

• 24th

• 26th

What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?

• Vaccines

• Internet

• Radar

• X-rays

What did those in the counter-culture do when the government escalated deployment of troops in Vietnam and implemented a draft?

• The counter-culture organized protests.

• There were mass anti-war demonstrations.

• Some individuals burned their draft cards.

• All of the above

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

• Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

• Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

• Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

• Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union