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EOC Review: The Sixties/US Foreign Policy since 1972

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kennedy's major achievement was

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

developing the space program

c)

passing Civil Rights legislation

d)

getting reelected

2.
Who took the post after Kennedy's assassination?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Lyndon Baines Evans
c)
Lyndon Baines Johnson
d)
None of the options
3.

What is the main purpose of the Great society programs established by Johnson?

a)

Eliminate Poverty

b)

To lend money to Americans

c)

To create Societies to live together

d)

Motivate Americans to do volunteer work

4.

What is the difference between Medicaid & Medicare?

a)

Medicare benefits the elderly, whereas, medic aid benefits the poor

b)

Medicare benefits the poor; whereas, medicaid benefits the elderly

c)

Medicare is a health program for republicans; whereas, Medicaid is a health program for democrats

d)

All of the previous answers

5.
This is a pre-school program  for low-income children
a)
Medicaid
b)
Kindergarten
c)
Head Start
d)
Medicare
6.

Warren Court decisions on criminal matters tended to strengthen the

a)

rights of the accused.

b)

powers of the states to fight crimes.

c)

powers of the states to prosecute crimes.

d)

powers of the police to investigate crimes.

7.

separated Vietnam into two (one of the causes of the war)

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Agent Orange

d)

Geneva Accords

8.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
9.

Who was the anti-communist leader of South Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ngo Dien Diem

d)

Hideki Tojo

10.
Which of the following events led to civil war between North and South Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh's use of nuclear weapons on bordering countries that held an alliance with South Vietnam.
b)
Ngo Dinh Diem's invasion of North Vietnam and pledge of allegiance to the Soviet Union.
c)
Ngo Dinh Diem's cancellation of free elections in South Vietnam that led to unpopularity and unrest.
d)
There was never a war between North and South Vietnam.
11.
What was the name given to the troops who fought against South Vietnam and were supplied by North Vietnam? This group mostly used guerrilla warfare tactics and was also known as the National Liberation Front?
a)
Vietcong
b)
Communists
c)
United Vietnamese Army (UVA)
d)
Laotians
12.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
13.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...

a)

placed limits on U.S. involvement in Vietnam

b)

authorized secret commando raids against North Vietnamese targets

c)

provided President Johnson with broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam

d)

passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate

14.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
15.
Napalm
a)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
b)
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
c)
Another name for a flamethrower
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
16.

Due to the mountainous, jungle-like terrain, what transportation method was often used in Vietnam?

a)

helicopters

b)

airplanes

c)

trains

d)

mules

17.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
18.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
19.
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
a)
New Year's Offensive
b)
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Saigon Offensive
20.

Who wanted peace and to stop the Vietnam War

a)

Doves

b)

Hawks

21.

Who encouraged the Vietnam war to keep going?

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

22.

How many students were killed by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

23.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
24.

Which of these factors greatly frustrated U.S. troops fighting in Vietnam?

a)

The Viet Cong could quickly fade into the landscape

b)

The Viet Cong were equipped with superior weapons

c)

The Viet Cong were able to total up higher body counts

d)

The Viet Cong excelled in conventional large-scale battles

25.

The timeline lists events from the Vietnam War. Which of these events belongs in place of the question mark?

a)

The United States sends 100,00 troops to assist South Vietnam

b)

South Vietnam's government falls, ending the long years of the war.

c)

The United States reopens peace talks with the North Vietnamese.

d)

South Vietnam's army regroups, repelling the invasion from the north.

26.
What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
War Production Act
c)
Military Involvement Act
d)
War Involvement Act
27.
Did the Equal Rights Amendment pass?
a)
Yes
b)
No
28.
Which of the following groups was a major group in the fight for Women's Liberation?
a)
AIM
b)
SCLC
c)
NOW
d)
UFW
29.
Title IX (1972) is significant in women's history because it
a)
granted them the right to own property
b)
guaranteed them the same wages as male workers
c)
increased their opportunities to participate in school sports
d)
allowed them the right to seek elective offices
30.

What issue did the Supreme Court Case Roe v Wade deal with?

a)

Abortion

b)

Education

c)

Sports

d)

Domestic Violence

31.

10) Which of these describes Betty Freidan?

a)

Created the United Farm Workers Union and a leader of the Chicano Movement

b)

Fought for the rights of women, immigrants, and to protect the environment

c)

Created the National Organization of Women, the Feminine Mystique, and demanded equality for women

d)

Created the Brown Beret Party to help Chicanos protect their neighborhoods from the INS

32.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
33.
After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?
a)
The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
b)
The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
c)
The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
d)
The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north
34.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
35.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
36.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

a)

to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

b)

to end the Iranian hostage crisis

c)

to maintain good relations with the Shah

d)

to find a way to end the economic recession

37.

Why was the U.S. embassy in Iran attacked and hostages taken?

a)

The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.

b)

The new ruler of Iran distrusted the United States because of its support of the shah.

c)

Egypt and Israel began a new war after the Camp David Accords.

d)

President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.

38.
Where did Nixon go that was a great surprise to many in the world?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Russia
39.

Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

40.

President Ford's greatest success was

a)

"detente"

b)

Helsinki Accords

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

the end of the Vietnam War

41.

This US President who pledged honest and moral policies was

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

42.
The Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 gave the canal zone and eventually full control of the Panama canal itself to Panama. This treaty came into effect by which US President?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Richard Nixon
43.
This leader took over Iran after the Shah was removed in 1979 and implemented a theocracy
a)
Ayatollah Khomeini
b)
Shah Pahlevi
c)
Mohammed Mossadeq
d)
Jimmy Carter
44.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi 
45.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
46.
Reagan's plan to not just contain Communism but to roll it back. Sending US forces to Grenada and aiding anti-Communist rebels around the world.
a)
Reagan Doctrine
b)
Peace through Strength
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Containment Policy
47.

What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?

a)

to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons

b)

to create an international space station

c)

to withdraw troops from Asia

d)

to halt all satellite development programs

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