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PRACTICE for Globalization Part 1, TEST

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?

a)

President Kennedy refused to send air support at the last minute

b)

President Kennedy was assassinated

c)

The Cuban exiles from Florida landed on the wrong island

d)

Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro had died and the invasion was deemed ‘unnecessary’

2.

How did the Soviet Union deal with East Germans fleeing to West Germany to escape communism?

a)

They allowed them to go peacefully

b)

They built the Berlin Wall

c)

They began executing anyone who spoke out against them

d)

They did nothing

3.

Why didn’t Pres. Kennedy order the bombing of Cuba to destroy the missile sites?

a)

The information he received about the missiles were not entirely accurate

b)

The U.S. Army could not handle an island invasion

c)

Kennedy was concerned that doing so may lead to war with the Soviet Union

d)

He was worried the Cubans would be able to launch a secret invasion of the U.S.

4.

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

a)

The US & Soviet Union bombed one another

b)

Cuba was allowed to continue building missile sites, but the Soviets could not help

c)

The Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its missiles in Cuba and the US agreed to withdraw their missiles in Turkey

d)

It was never resolved

5.

Which of the following foreign policies led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a)

Détente

b)

Domino Theory

c)

apartheid

d)

Containment

6.

How did Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy address the conflict in Vietnam?

a)

They did nothing to aid the South Vietnamese against the Communist

b)

They sent the US Airforce to begin bombing raids over Cambodia

c)

They sent money and advisers to assist the South Vietnamese

d)

They airlifted members of the South Vietnamese government to the US

7.

How did the Gulf of Tonkin incident impact the Vietnam War?

a)

It led to an increase of American troops in Vietnam

b)

It led to a decrease in American troops in Vietnam

c)

It led to the U.S. government bombing of Cambodia

d)

It led to nuclear bombings of Vietnam

8.

Which of the following was the United States’ attempt to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Communist bases in North Vietnam?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Rolling Stone

c)

Operation Tango Bravo

d)

Operation Rolling Thunder

9.

Who were the Vietcong?

a)

South Vietnamese who aided the Americans

b)

North Vietnamese who aided the Americans

c)

South Vietnamese Communists who fought against the U.S.

d)

North Korean Communists who fought against China

10.

All of the following are difficulties American troops faced throughout the Vietnam War EXCEPT:

a)

dense jungles

b)

being well supplied

c)

muddy trails

d)

difficulty identifying the enemy

11.

What was the goal of the Tet Offensive by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese?

a)

To get aid from China

b)

To show Americans that they would never stop fighting and persuade more Americans to protest the war

c)

To persuade the USSR to aid the South Vietnamese

d)

To get the Americans away from the Ho Chi Minh Trail

12.

What is the difference between the New Left and hippies?

a)

The New Left was less active in political change than the hippies

b)

The Hippie movement was more active in political change than the New Left

c)

The New Left and hippie movement were one in the same

d)

The New Left was more politically active than the hippie movement

13.

What did the Election of 1968 show?

a)

Americans wanted to keep the Vietnam War going

b)

Americans wanted a return to law and order

c)

Americans wanted to deny people their civil rights

d)

Americans were fearful of communism

14.

All of the following were parts of Nixon’s Peace with Honor strategy for Vietnam EXCEPT

a)

reform the draft

b)

Give South Vietnamese forces more responsibility in fighting the war

c)

expanding of the bombing campaigns in Cambodia and Laos

d)

utilizing nuclear bombs to end the war

15.

At which of the following colleges were students protesting the Vietnam War and violence ensued causing the death of several students?

a)

Alabama University

b)

Boston University

c)

Kent State University

d)

Hofstra University

16.

Which of the following was Nixon’s plan to give the South Vietnamese more control over the war?

a)

Containment

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Sputnik

d)

Vietnamization

17.

Why were Americans so angered by the Pentagon Papers?

a)

They revealed that many government officials during the Johnson administration privately questioned the war while publicly supporting it

b)

The documents contained details of decisions that were made by presidents and their advisors without the approval of Congress.

c)

The documents showed how various administrations acted to deceive Congress, the press, and the public about the situation in Vietnam

d)

All choices

18.

How did Gerald Ford become president?

a)

He was appointed Vice President and then when Nixon resigned he became president

b)

He became president upon the death of the previous president

c)

He won the Electoral College vote

d)

He was elected by the House of Representatives due to a tie in the Electoral College

19.

How did the Vietnam War ultimately end?

a)

North Vietnamese forces took full control over the South

b)

South Vietnam and the US were victorious

c)

It ended in a stalemate

d)

It is still ongoing

20.

How did Pres. Carter handle Americans who were Vietnam draft dodgers?

a)

He had them all arrested

b)

He ordered them to be placed in prison camps

c)

He granted all of them amnesty (pardons)

d)

He did nothing

21.

Why did the Korean War begin?

a)

South Korea wanted to secede from North Korea

b)

South Korea was attempting to unify Korea under a democratic government

c)

The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on North Korea

d)

North Korea invaded South Korean in an attempt to unify the nation under communism

22.

Why did Communist China aid North Korea during the Korean War?

a)

US and UN forces had gotten to close to the Chinese border

b)

They were looking to gain territory

c)

The North Koreans had aided Japan during WWII

d)

Pres. Truman publicly stated he wanted to “rid the world of commies.”

23.

How did Gen. MacArthur propose to end the Korean War?

a)

Using nuclear weapons

b)

Sending troops into China

c)

Launching a full scale invasion of North Korea

d)

Using diplomacy and discussions with the Chinese

24.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

North Korea won and it became communist

b)

China took over all of Korea

c)

South Korea won and it became a democratic nation

d)

A cease-fire was agreed upon and a demilitarized zone set up along the 38th parallel

25.

Why was Soviet Premier (leader) Stalin against the idea of reunifying Germany?

a)

Stalin believed a unified Germany would help Europe rebuild

b)

Stalin believed a unified Germany would be a threat to the Soviet Union

c)

Stalin was hoping the Soviet Union and Germany would become allies

d)

Stalin thought unifying Germany would prevent the U.S. from being involved on European politics

26.

Which of the following was created by the United States, Canada, France, Britain, and other western European nations in order to aid one another against possible attack (by the USSR)

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

United Nations

c)

N.A.T.O.

d)

League of Nations

27.

How did the Soviet Union react the US and its Allies creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

a)

It set up a blockade of Berlin

b)

It invaded Western Germany

c)

It created its own alliance system, called the Warsaw Pact

d)

It launched a nuclear weapon at London

28.

What was the purpose of Senator Joe McCarthy's Congressional hearings?

a)

To limit the number of immigrants to the U.S.

b)

To prevent the spread of communism in Western European

c)

To influence the presidential election of 1952

d)

To find communists in the U.S. government

29.

When it came to the Space Race, the Soviet Union beat the U.S. in each of the following EXCEPT

a)

Launching the first satellite in space

b)

Launching the first successful rocket

c)

Reaching the moon

d)

Having the first man in space