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1950s, 1960s Cold War, and Vietnam Test Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What global body was created following World War II to help make world decisions?

a)

UnIted Nations (U.N.)

b)

Hippies (H)

c)

NATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

2.

Besides the United States, who are the other 4 members of the U.N. Security Council?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union (now Russia)

d)

China

e)

Germany

3.

What 4 countries divided up Germany following World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

e)

Japan

4.

SELECT 4:


What were the main issues that occurred in the Cold War?

a)

Who could have the most weapons

b)

Who could have the “baddest” weapons

c)

Proxy Wars (Capitalism vs. Communism)

d)

Space Race

e)

Teenage rebellion in the 1950s

5.

Mao Zedong and his followers take over China in 1949. This takeover leads to China becoming a ____________ country.

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Segregated

d)

Nonexistent

6.

The Truman Doctrine was implemented to keep Communism from spreading. What was this process called?

a)

Containment

b)

Anti-Communist

c)

Confinement

d)

Entertainment

7.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the Berlin Airlift?

a)

Stalin closed all the roads and trains in and out of East Germany

b)

Americans flew supplies into West Berlin around the clock.

c)

Eventually the Soviets open the roads and trains back up

d)

Soviets flew supplies into West Berlin around the clock.

e)

Truman closed all the roads and trains in and out of East Germany

8.

SELECT 2:


What information is true about the two alliances created following World War II?

a)

NATO (USA, Canada, Western Europe)

b)

Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union, Eastern Europe)

c)

NATO (Soviet Union, Eastern Europe)

d)

Warsaw Pact (USA, Canada, Western Europe)

9.

What group in Congress investigated accusations of Communist activities ? They investigated using some controversial tactics.

a)

HUAC

b)

Discipline Committee

c)

HUAG

d)

HCUA

10.

SELECT 3:


What is all true about McCarthyism?

a)

where you pressure people to give names, and then pressure those people to expose Communists

b)

Loyalty Oaths were given to make people swear they were not Communists

c)

Those guilty or pleaded the 5th were "Blacklisted"

d)

Those guilty or pleaded the 5th were "Redlisted"

e)

The Pledge of Allegiance was given to make people swear they were not Communists

11.

New bomb created right after World War II

a)

Hydrogen Bomb (H-Bomb)

b)

Atomic Bomb (A-Bomb)

c)

W54 bomb

d)

Neutron bomb

12.

SELECT 2:


What did Americans do at home to prepare for a potential bomb blast?

a)

Duck and Cover drills in school

b)

Build bomb shelters in backyards

c)

Build bomb shelters on the playground

d)

Duck and Cover drills at the grocery stores

13.

SELECT :


What is true about Korea before a war was fought there?

a)

North Korea was Communist

b)

South Korea was capitalist

c)

Before elections to unite the country happened, North Korea invaded South Korea

d)

Before elections to unite the country happened, South Korea invaded North Korea

e)

The U.S. declared war on Korea

14.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the fighting in Korea?

a)

Communists Forces pushed South, then the U.N. forces pushed all the way to China, then pushed back to the middle of the country

b)

Capitalist Forces pushed North, then the Communists forces pushed all the way to China, then pushed back to the middle of the country

c)

General McArthur wanted to drop an nuclear bomb, but Truman said no and fired him

d)

General McArthur wanted to drop an nuclear bomb. Truman said yes.

e)

An armistice was signed to stop fighting, but no peace treaty was every signed

15.

New U.S. President in 1952

a)

Dwight Eisenhauer

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

16.

Where was the border established in Korea?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

17th Parallel

c)

Equator

d)

25th Parallel

17.

What are the Three C's?

a)

Cold War

b)

Communism

c)

Containment

d)

Crisis

e)

Congress

18.

Soviet Satellite first in Space

a)

Sputnik

b)

GPS

c)

Siri

d)

Sputnok

19.

What TWO classes are increased in American schools because of Sputnik?

a)

Math

b)

Science

c)

Social Studies

d)

Music

20.

What 2 rates go up immediately following World War II in the U.S.?

a)

Birth rates

b)

Marriage rates

c)

Death rates

d)

Obesity rates

21.

Group of people born between 1944 and 1964

a)

Baby Boomers

b)

Millenials

c)

Gen Z

d)

Gen X

22.

Social Class expanded in the 1950s in the U.S.

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

23.

SELECT 3:


What is true about teenagers during the 1950s?

a)

Teens had more free time and spending money

b)

They rebelled against the norms of society

c)

Smoking was cool to do

d)

Parents allowed no rebellion to occur

24.

How many Americans lived below the poverty line in the 1950s?

a)

1 out of 5

b)

1 out of 3

c)

1 out of 4

25.

Who won the election of 1960?

a)

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)

d)

Dwight Eisenhauer

26.

What was significant about the election of 1960?

a)

First televised debate

b)

First election to allow every adult citizen to vote

c)

Nixon won the popular vote, but JFK won the electoral college

27.

SELECT 2:


What is true about the Berlin Wall?

a)

People left the Communist side to live on the Capitalist side

b)

People left the Capitalist side to live on the Communist side

c)

JFK did nothing about it because it was a Soviet issue

d)

JFK ordered that the wall never be put up

28.

Which TWO are correct about first strike capability and mutual destruction?

a)

First Strike Capability: If one side launches missiles, the other side will shoot back. Everyone dies.

b)

Mutual Destruction: if you can hit them BEFORE they can launch, you might win a nuke war, or at least some people might survive.

c)

First Strike Capability: if you can hit them BEFORE they can launch, you might win a nuke war, or at least some people might survive.

d)

Mutual Destruction: If one side launches missiles, the other side will shoot back. Everyone dies.

29.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuba becomes Communist

b)

The U.S. put missiles in Turkey

c)

The Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba

d)

The U.S. put missiles in Cuba

e)

The Soviet Union put missiles in Turkey

30.

SELECT 2:


What is true about what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

JFK decides to do a blockade around Cuba

b)

JFK decides to bomb Cuba

c)

U.S. and Soviets remove their missiles from Cuba and Turkey

d)

U.S. and Soviets put more missiles in Cuba and Turkey

31.

True / False


During most of the Space Race the Soviets were ahead of the Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

SELECT 3:


What was true about the moon landing?

a)

By landing on the moon, the U.S. won the Space Race

b)

By landing on the moon, the Soviets won the Space Race

c)

They landed on July 21st, 1969

d)

The men were on Apollo 11

33.

Who were the 2 astronauts who stepped foot on the moon?

a)

Neil Aromstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Clayton Anderson

34.

T/F


During the 1960s, reports came out saying smoking was good for you.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What new form of entertainment is in most American homes by the end of the 1960s?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Computer

d)

Microwave

36.

Most popular music in the 1960s

a)

Rock n Roll

b)

Jazz

c)

Classical

d)

Country

37.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the Hippies?

a)

Predominantly done by the Youth

b)

Preached Love

c)

Marijuana and LSD were used a lot

d)

Marijuana and Cocaine were used a lot

e)

Preached Hate

38.

Know some aspects of hippie clothes and looks

a)

Will do Mr. Cerny

b)

I make no promises

c)

Nope

d)

Haha good one

e)

I'll try

39.

Country that colonized Vietnam in the 1800s

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Japan

40.

SELECT 2:


When a war breaks out between France and Vietnam, who do we support and why?

a)

France

b)

Vietnam

c)

Because France is an ally and we need to contain communism

d)

Because Vietnam is an ally and we need to stop colonialism

41.

North Vietnam is __________

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

42.

South Vietnam is _____________

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

43.

Capital City of North Vietnam

a)

Hanoi

b)

Saigon

c)

Tokyo

d)

Shanghai

44.

Capital City of South Vietnam

a)

Hanoi

b)

Saigon

c)

Tokyo

d)

Shanghai

45.

Leader of North Vietnam

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Diem

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Pol Pot

46.

Leader of South Vietnam who won fraudulent elections

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Diem

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Pol Pot

47.

Vietcong were ________

a)

Vietnamese Communists

b)

Vietnames Capitalists

48.

SELECT 3:


What is true about Agent Orange?

a)

Chemical used to kill vegetation (Strip leaves from trees)

b)

Exposed Vietnamese were subject to cancer, birth defects, and miscarriages

c)

Exposed U.S. soldiers were subject to cancer

d)

Chemical used to promote growth in the rainforest

e)

Exposed Vietnamese were subject to more fruits and vegetables being grown

49.

Why was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed?

a)

A ship, the USS Maddox was "attacked" by the North Vietnamese

b)

A ship, the USS Maddox was "attacked" by the Chinese

c)

The South Vietnamese wanted us to establish a military base there

d)

The U.S. wanted to take over Vietnam as a colony

50.

SELECT 2


What could the President do with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

a)

President had the authority to take all steps necessary to protect American troops

b)

President had to prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia

c)

President had to prevent further aggression in North Asia

d)

President had the authority to take all steps necessary to protect Vietnamese troops

51.

SELECT 4:


What is true about the average American soldier who fought in Vietnam?

a)

1st war soldiers were rotated in and out as individuals

b)

Soldiers were often less educated

c)

Soldiers were often younger

d)

Soldiers were often poor

e)

Soldiers were often upper class

52.

Many soldiers in Vietnam were drafted.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

SELECT 2:


What is true about the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War?

a)

It gave supplies for the Vietcong that were down in South Vietnam

b)

Trail went through Laos and Cambodia

c)

Trail went through Thailand and Myanmar

d)

It gave supplies to the U.S. soldiers in Vietnam

54.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the Tet Offensive?

a)

Vietcong conducted a massive attack in numerous places in South Vietnam

b)

Vietcong conducted a massive attack in numerous places in North Vietnam

c)

Considered a loss for the Vietcong, but showed Americans could be hit anywhere

d)

Considered a loss for the Vietcong, but showed Americans were winning the war

e)

Vietcong hit urban centers and rural villages

55.

Massacre where U.S. soldiers killed over 500 unarmed men, women, and children. Army tried to cover it up.

a)

My Lai

b)

My Lua

c)

Me Lai

56.

SELECT 2:


What is true about the role of the Media in Vietnam?

a)

Vietnam was the first televised war

b)

The media was kept out of Vietnam

c)

Media outlets criticized the war, so Americans did as well

d)

Media outlets supported the war, so Americans did as well

57.

Winner of 1968 Election

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Hubert Humphrey

58.

SELECT 3:


What is true about another country being bombed during the Vietnam War?

a)

We bombed Cambodia

b)

We bombed China

c)

We wanted to limit use of the Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

We wanted to bomb targeted communist base camps and supply zones

e)

We wanted to take over another country.

59.

Vietcong used guerrilla warfare.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

SELECT 2:


What was true about the Pentagon Papers?

a)

They were government documents about our involvement in Vietnam

b)

They were government documents about our involvement in China

c)

They showed that the U.S. government lied to the American people about what was happening in Vietnam

d)

They showed that the U.S. government lied to the American people about what was happening in China

61.

SELECT 3:


What countries became Communist in Southeast Asia after the U.S. pulled its soldiers out of Vietnam in 1974?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Laos

c)

Cambodia

d)

North Korea

e)

China

62.

SELECT 3:


What is true about the legacy of the Vietnam War?

a)

About 58,000 Americans are killed in Vietnam

b)

About 100,000 Americans were killed in Vietnam

c)

War was viewed as a defeat for the Americans

d)

Soldiers were treated terribly when they got home being called baby killers and spay upon

e)

Soldiers were welcomed home for being brave and fighting for our country

63.

SELECT 2:


What is true about the War Powers Act?

a)

President must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending troops anywhere

b)

Troops can only be there for 60 days at a time

c)

President must inform Congress within 72 hours of sending troops anywhere

d)

Troops can only be there for 90 days at a time

64.

Which amendment lowered the voting age down from 21 to 18?

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

24th

d)

26th

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