U.S. Involvement in Vietnam and Cold War

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The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was:

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to provide economic and military aid to countries resisting communism

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What was the ultimate goal of the Marshall Plan?

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To rebuild and stabilize European economies after World War II

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Why was the United States adamant on implementing both of these plans?

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It wanted to spread democracy and contain the spread of communism, which were key reasons for the beginning of the Cold War.

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The domino theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, what would happen to neighboring countries? What major events in the 1950s and 1960s were influenced by this theory?

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They would also likely fall to communism; events like the Korean War and the Vietnam War occurred.

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The purpose of the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) was:

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to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities

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What does Herblock’s cartoon “It’s Okay—We’re Hunting Communists” warn against?

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Civil liberties violations during anti-communist hysteria

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The Cuban missile crisis started when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in which country, leading to a tense standoff with the United States, and was resolved when the missiles were withdrawn in exchange for a U.S. promise not to invade and the removal of U.S. missiles from which country?

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Cuba and Turkey

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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led to which of the following outcomes in terms of Vietnam?

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The escalation of US military involvement in Vietnam

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How did the Brown v Board of Education decision change America?

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Ending racial segregation in public schools

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Which of the following best describes the philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement?

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King advocated nonviolence, while Malcolm X supported self-defense and black empowerment.