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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
How did Reagan attempt to break down the Soviet Union?
Decrease nuclear weapons
SALT Treaties
Bankrupt the Soviet Union by building up the US military
Support a command economy
Which of these was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's primary goal during negotiations with Britain and the United States at Yalta and Potsdam?
redrawing the map of Europe on the basis of self-determination
punishing Germany by dividing it into four permanent occupation zones
securing foreign aid from the United States to help rebuild the Soviet Union
establishing a buffer zone of friendly communist states to protect the Soviet Union
The Statement above was made by British prime minister Winston Churchill in 1946.
the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
the spread of hunger and disease in Western Europe
the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
the expanding influence of democrats in Western Europe
Which of these committed the United States to a foreign policy based on containment of communism?
The Baruch Plan
The Four Freedoms
The Long Telegram
The Truman Doctrine
Which of these was the PRIMARY goal of the Marshall Plan?
to gather information about Europe's economic resources
to encourage economic integration among the nations of Europe
to promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies
to support a rapid transition of Europe to centrally planned economies
Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Korean War?
North and South Korea were annexed by China
North and South Korea remained divided into two countries
North and South Koreans were reunited under a communist government
North and South Koreans were reunited under a democratic government
The attached excerpt is from a document published in April 1949. It established which of these organizations?
National Security Council (NSC)
United States Information Agency (USIA)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)
Examine the image to answer the question. The Soviet Union and the United States did not get along after WWII because...
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies during World War II, fighting on oposite sides of the war.
Poltical beliefs differed: Soviet Union believed in democracy and free trade and the United States believed in communism
Political beliefs differed: Soviet Union believed in communism and the United States believed in Democracy and free trade
The Soviets wanted Germany to have self determination and grow again after the war and the U.S. wanted to rule it.
Examine the image to help answer the question. The gentleman standing on the coffins is...
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Theodore Roosevelt
Mikhail Gorbachev
In the image, the coffins represent what Soviet plan during the Cold War?
the Marshal Plan
he Molotov Plan
plan of creating a buffer zone
policy of containment
From the image and background information, the plan the United States came up with to counter the Soviet plan of the Iron Curtain was called:
The Marshal Plan
The Molotov Plan
Plan of creating a buffer zone
Policy of containment
On Monday, October 22, 1962, President Kennedy gave an address to the nation that began with the following words: How did President Kennedy respond to the situation he described in this address?
by bombing the Soviet missile sites in Cuba before they could be completed
by using the "hot line" to persuade Soviet leaders to stop sending missiles to Cuba
by organizing a summit meeting with Soviet leaders to discuss their missiles in Cuba
by setting up a quarantine of Cuban ports to prevent Soviet missiles from being delivered
Which of these is the main reason President Harry Truman sent military aid to French Indochina during the early 1950s?
to support an independent Vietnam
to maintain French control of Vietnam
to keep the Chinese from invading Vietnam
to block the spread of communism into Vietnam
Which of these empowered President Lyndon Johnson to greatly increase U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Operation Rolling Thunder
Pentagon Papers
War Powers Act
One of the main arguments used to supp U.S. military involvement in Vietnam was the fear that if Vietnam fell to communism, other nations in Southeast Asia could as well. This argument was known as the ....
appeasement trap
domino theory
hegemony effect
red scare
Examine the graph. Based on the information in the graph, in which year did President Johnson's Americanization of the Vietnam War begin?
1959
1961
1963
1965
What was the MAIN impact of the Tet Offensive in the United States?
It motivated President John Kennedy to send U.S. military advisers to Vietnam to prop up the Diem regime
It fueled a credibility gap between what President Lyndon Johnson said about the Vietnam War and what Americans saw on television
It triggered President Richard Nixon's decision to order the secret bombing of Viet Cong bases and supply routes in Laos and Cambodia
It convinced President Gerald Ford not to interfere when the North Vietnamese Army surrounded the city of Saigon
What was Agent Orange used for in the Vietnam War?
to poison food crops grown by Viet Cong supporters
to pollute wells supplying water to Viet Cong guerrillas
to blow up tunnel systems used to shelter Viet Cong troops
to clear forest vegetation that could hide Viet Cong soldiers
What happened during the Vietnam Moratorium of 1968?
Millions of Americans gathered to protest the Vietnam War
The United States stopped bombing North Vietnam and Laos
North Vietnamese diplomats boycotted the Paris peace talks
The Viet Cong and ARVN observed a brief cease-fire period
Which of the following BEST describes the experience of many Vietnams upon returning to the United States?
They were welcomed home as heroes
They were shunned or ignored by the public
They returned to civilian life with no problems
They quickly forgot about their military service
The graph below shows the impact of which of the following?
Americanization
Paris Peace Accords
Vietnamization
War Powers Resolution
During the 1970's, the Cold War tensions began to decline during a period know as:
Cooling off
Detente
Resolution
De-escalation
