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Domain 5: Cold War & Modern America

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which U.S. foreign policy term BEST completes this diagram?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Isolationism

d)

Containment

2.

The Truman Doctrine stated that

a)

The US would not tolerate Communists in high levels of US government

b)

The US would not hesitate to intervene to help foreign nations resist communism

c)

The US would not cross the 38th parallel during the Korean War.

d)

The US would support Mao’s revolution in China.

3.

Which of the following was meant to rebuild parts of Europe suffering economic hardship in an effort to prevent the spread of communism?

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

Containment Policy

c)

Cold warfare

d)

The Space Race

4.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

The US and South Korea failed to contain Communism because all of Korea became communist.

b)

There was little gained and lost with North Korea remaining Communist and South Korea Democratic.

c)

Kim Jong Il and North Korea took over all of South Korea, but quickly lost it.

d)

South Korea and the United States took over communist North Korea and brought democracy throughout all of Korea.

5.

The purpose of Senator Joe McCarthy's investigations (that turned into a witch-hunt) was to...

a)

get the US involved in the Korean War

b)

return the US to a policy of neutrality after WW2

c)

root out Communist sympathizers in government

d)

get an interstate highway system built in the US

6.

What contribution did President Harry Truman make to the civil rights efforts in 1948?

a)

He passed an executive order integrating the military

b)

He forced the Supreme Court to take the case that would result in Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

He refused to allow Black soldiers to fight in the Korean War

d)

He encouraged Black college students to use non-violent tactics to work for civil rights

7.

What was the purpose of the Interstate Highway and Defense Act passed in 1956 under President Eisenhower?

a)

It built interstates in Europe to move men and weapons quickly into place in case of a Soviet attack.

b)

It was a mutual defense pact signed between several European and American nations

c)

It built several airports and shipping ports in major American cities.

d)

It built the interstate highways to provide rapid transport of people and military vehicles.

8.

Choose 4: What are some of the strategies and tactics used in the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

protesting/marches

b)

boycotts

c)

bombing property of segregationists

d)

March on Washington

e)

Civil Rights legislation

9.

Which event completes the sequence of events?

a)

US spy plane photos show Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

b)

Fidel Castro is overthrown from power and killed

c)

The Soviet Union launches the Sputnik satellite

d)

The Soviet Union attacks West Berlin

10.

Which event during the Vietnam War led to an increase in anti-war protests and sentiments in America?

a)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

The Tet Offensive

c)

The launch of Sputnik

d)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

11.

When North Vietnamese forces attacked the US Navy in 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. What did this do for the power of the President?

a)

It decreased a lot

b)

It had no effect on his power

c)

It increased a lot

d)

It was only a temporary decrease

12.

What impact did television have on Presidential elections after the Kennedy vs. Nixon debate in 1960?

a)

It had little impact. Intelligence still matters for the President.

b)

It had no impact. Voters elected Nixon even though he looked worse than Kennedy.

c)

It had no immediate impact. TV only mattered after Bill Clinton was elected President in 1992.

d)

It had a great impact! Presidents have to look good on TV.

13.

Which set of programs started by Lyndon B. Johnson purpose was to eliminate poverty in America?

a)

The Great Society

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Square Deal

d)

The Works Progress Administration

14.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination

· Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination

· Protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago

· Tet Offensive


Based on the list, which best describes the condition of America during 1968?

a)

The US was making great gains in the War on Poverty.

b)

There was a lot of social and political turmoil in the US.

c)

The US was losing to communism around the world.

d)

American political parties exhibited a united front in social policy.

15.

What impact did TV have on the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

a)

It created a lot of sympathy and support for the non-violent protestors.

b)

It caused many Southern Whites to support efforts at segregation even more.

c)

The Federal Government investigated racism in the South, but did little to change it.

d)

It caused controversy between Civil Rights leaders over which tactics to use.

16.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

a)

finally allowed women to vote in Presidential elections

b)

encouraged segregated voting places

c)

eliminated literacy tests to vote

d)

mandated automatic recounts in elections

17.

United States involvement in the Korean War was part of its policy of

a)

containment

b)

isolationism

c)

Big Stock diplomacy

d)

mutual assured destruction

18.

The successful launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union on 1957 led to

a)

the creation of an effective space-based missile defense system.

b)

the discovery of the effects of low gravity on nuclear weapons.

c)

a major effect by the United States to improve math and science education.

d)

the defeat of Richard M. Nixon by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.

19.

The purpose of the ¨Truman Doctrine¨ was to

a)

justify massive spending on the U.S. space program

b)

fight the spread of communism

c)

prosecute Nazi war criminals

d)

create the United Nations

20.

Cuban Missile Crisis:

a)

US firing missiles over Cuba

b)

Stand off between Cuba and US over missiles aimed at Cuba.

c)

Stand off between US and USSR over Soviet plans to put nuclear missiles in Cuba.

d)

Soviet Invasion of Haiti

21.

Which act banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace?

a)

The Freedom Riders Act

b)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

22.
Which Supreme Court case integrated public schools?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Schenk v US
d)
Korematsu v US
23.

What are results of Reagan's economic beliefs?

a)

Lower taxes and government spending less

b)

Raised taxes and growth in real estate

c)

Lower taxes and use of the internet for healthcare

d)

Raised taxes and increased government spending

24.

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked...

a)

End of the Cold War

b)

Start of the Soviet Union

c)

End of the Great Depression

d)

End of the Gulf War

25.

Complete the list in order...


1-US identifies Al Qaeda responsible for 9/11 attacks

2-War on Terror begins

3-...

a)

US invades Poland

b)

US invades Afghanistan

c)

US retreats to build home security

d)

US strikes North Korea with drones

26.
What was significant about Barack winning the Presidency in 2008?
a)
He was the first African-American to win a presidential election.
b)
It wasn't significant at all.
c)
Barack didn't win the Presidency in 2008.
d)
He was the eight African-American to win a presidential election.
27.

On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched an attack on the USA:

a)

Hamas

b)

Al Qaeda

c)

Tamil Tigers

d)

ISIS

28.
The leader of the terrorist organization who launched the 9/11 attacks was ________, a former US ally in the early 1980s. He was killed in a Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani compound in 2011.
a)
Al-Zawahiri
b)
Abu Al-Baghdadi 
c)
Khalid Mohammed
d)
Osama bin Laden
29.

President Clinton was impeached, but ultimately not removed from office due to -

a)

Perjury - lying under oath about an extra-marital affair

b)

Corruption - selling weapons to Iran in the Iran-Contra Affair

c)

obstruction of justice - covering up the Watergate Scandal

d)

the leak of the Pentagon Papers

30.

What was the primary goal of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?

a)

Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces.

b)

Open shipping lanes for oil tankers.

c)

Disrupt the Al Qaeda terrorist network.

d)

End the rule of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

31.

Watergate is remembered as an important event in US history because it

a)

resulted in only the second presidential impeachment in history

b)

nearly destroyed the Reagan presidency

c)

forced a US president to resign in disgrace

d)

ended the political career of Bill Clinton

32.

The Camp David Accords negotiated by President Jimmy Carter were important because they

a)

Reduced tensions in the Middle East

b)

Opened trade negotiations with Vietnam

c)

Slowed the pace of the nuclear arms race

d)

Renewed diplomatic relations with China

33.
What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?
a)
The creation of executive privilege
b)
The development of the domino theory
c)
A greater distrust of the government by the American people
d)
The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
34.

The name for President Ronald Reagan’s economic program that included budget cuts, tax cuts, and increased defense spending was

a)

The Great Society

b)

Enduring Freedom

c)

NAFTA

d)

Reaganomics

35.

Which of these was a major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency?

a)

American hostages taken in Iran

b)

loss of Panama to the Soviet Union

c)

failure to foster peace in the Middle East

d)

failure to protect West Berlin from communism

36.

Gerald Ford's popularity plummeted and never recovered after he

a)

chose Nelson Rockefeller to serve as vice-president.

b)

increased American bombing campaigns against Cambodia.

c)

pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed in office.

d)

rejected congressional demands for another investigation into the Watergate break-in.

37.
Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
b)
Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
c)
Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
d)
Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.
38.

Which agency is responsible for protecting human health and the environment in areas such as air, water pollution, chemical hazards, and solid waste disposal (created by Nixon)?

a)

FCC

b)

FTC

c)

EPA

d)

CIA

39.
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
40.
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
41.

Which of the following statements best describes the US economy of the 1970s under Nixon, Ford and Carter?

a)

During this time wages stagnated, inflation and unemployment rose

b)

it improved greatly thanks to tax cuts and reduced government spending

c)

The economy was even worse than during the Great Depression

d)

The economy boomed - people got richer, unemployment dropped and things were cheap.

42.

A consequence of the Iran Hostage Crisis was

a)

Jimmy Carter was not reelected President in 1980

b)

Jimmy Carter was able to win a 2nd term as President

c)

It almost brought the world to the brink of WW3

d)

Jimmy Carter was able to bring peace to the Middle East

43.

1. The economy of the USSR was collapsing in the 1980s.

2. Communist governments in Eastern Europe attempted some democratic reforms

3. Citizens of Eastern European nations began to demand even more democratic freedoms


The list above best describes which event?

a)

Reasons America became involved in the Vietnam War

b)

Events leading to the end of Communism and the Cold War

c)

Reasons for the Watergate Scandal

d)

Reasons for the Iran Hostage Crisis

44.
Reaganomics is often called _______.
a)
trickle-down economics
b)
stagflation
c)
universal healthcare
d)
wealth economics
45.

The Cold War ended in 1991 when which country broke apart?

a)

China

b)

Kuwait

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Cuba

46.

Formed by the United States with many of the noncommunist nations in Europe to halt the spread of communism to Western Europe from the Soviet-controlled nations of Eastern Europe.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

OPEC

d)

NAFTA

47.

A series of "Red Scares" highlighted by statements about alleged communist infiltration of the U.S. government and the U.S. Army, which led to civil rights violations of those who were communists, were suspected of being communists, or were suspected of knowing someone who might be a communist.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Trumanism

c)

Marshallism

d)

Indoctrinism

48.

A US army soldier returning home after WWII to find that he could get a loan and buy an affordable new home in the suburbs would most likely owe a debt of gratitude to:

a)

HUAC and Joseph McCarthy

b)

"Reaganomics"

c)

The New Deal

d)

The GI Bill

49.

Which of the following were effects of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963? Choose 2

a)

passage of civil rights legislation in 1964 & 1965

b)

Americans were shocked by it because they watched it on TV.

c)

The Soviet Union increased military spending on nuclear bombs

d)

There was decreased fighting in Vietnam

50.

What was the goal of the Apollo Program which was finally accomplished in July of 1969?

a)

To land a man on the moon

b)

To end the war in Vietnam

c)

To end poverty in America

d)

To obtain civil rights for African-Americans