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WorksheetsCold War prt. 2
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
3.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
4.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
5.
What important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
Internet
b)
Newspapers
c)
Movies
d)
Television
6.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
7.
Which statement BEST describes results of the Vietnam War in the United States?
a)
The American people were united in their support for the Vietnam War.
b)
The United States government repealed the draft and used a volunteer army in Vietnam.
c)
Many Americans protested against the nation’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
d)
Most Americans supported the government of North Vietnam during the war.
8.
Who was presidetn during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Ike
b)
Nixon
c)
JFK
d)
LBJ
9.
At which University did the National Guard open fire upon protestors?
a)
K-State
b)
Kansas
c)
Kennesaw
d)
Kent State
10.
President __________ came up with Vietnamization
a)
Ford
b)
Reagan
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
11.
Vietnamization was the plan to...
a)
promote Vietnamese culture in the United States
b)
Slowly withdraw from Vietnam
c)
Let the Vietnamese citizens in the United States have a tax break
12.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
My Lai
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
13.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
The Geneva Accords
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
14.
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?
a)
Credit Check
b)
Fake News
c)
Credibility Gap
d)
Credibility Old Navy
15.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The Fair Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
16.
What was Napalm?
a)
A Gasoline based bomb
b)
a lotion for your hands
c)
it was a chemical for treating rabies
17.
The foreign policy that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam was
a)
isolationism
b)
communism
c)
ism
d)
containment
18.
True or False - Agent orange is a leaf killing chemical that helped deforest the rainforest in Vietnam
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which of the following did President Nixon say would bring about "peace with honor" in Vietnam?
a)
the Vietnamization policy
b)
the domino theory
c)
the Geneva Accords
d)
the Americanization policy
20.
Someone that was against the Vietnam War.
a)
Hawk
b)
Dove
c)
Tiger
d)
Elephant
21.
Reason Nixon secretly bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail
a)
Stop the flow of supplies
b)
Kill a group of Vietcong troops
c)
Promised to during his campaign
d)
Wanted to make the Chinese mad
22.
Showed that American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.
a)
American Papers
b)
Pentagon Secrets
c)
Pentagon Papers
d)
Vietnam Papers
23.
This college campus was the sight of a Vietnam protest that resulted in the deaths of 4 people
a)
Penn State
b)
Iowa
c)
Michigan State
d)
Kent State
24.
What was the name of the trail that carried supplies and troops from North Vietnam into South Vietnam
a)
Diem Trail
b)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
c)
Vietnam Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
25.
Someone that supported the Vietnam War.
a)
Hawk
b)
Dove
c)
Tiger
d)
Elephant
26.
Name this 1975 event
a)
Fall of Saigon
b)
Fall of Ho Chi Minh City
c)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
d)
Fall of Moscow
27.
The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as
a)
credibility gap
b)
missile gap
c)
information gap
d)
television gap
28.
What grew out of the Beat Movement & challenged mainstream society in the 60's?
a)
Counterculture
b)
Lost Generation
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Hawks
29.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
30.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
31.
Which U.S. president escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Richard M. Nixon
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