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Cold War Quiz II - WH S2 2022

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who assassinated JFK according to police and the Warren Commission?

a)

The mafia

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

2.
Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion that failed miserably?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
3.
The goal of the Bay of Pigs incident was
a)
Overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Removal of nuclear missile sites
c)
Protection of communism in Europe
d)
Overthrow of Fidel Castro
4.
Which was NOT a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Removal of missiles from Cuba & Turkey
b)
Treaty agreeing to reduce nuclear capacities
c)
U.S. promise to not invade Cuba
d)
Establish a hotline between U.S. & U.S.S.R.
5.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the war?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

William C. Westmoreland

d)

Bien Denh Phu

6.
What was the United States' bombing campaign of North Vietnam called?
a)
Operation Agent Orange
b)
Operation Napalm
c)
Operation Rolling Thunder
d)
Operation Hurricane
7.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow was known as

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Subversion

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Detente

8.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress

a)

allowed the United States to invade Saigon.

b)

authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.

c)

called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.

d)

condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.

9.
Which U.S. president escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Richard M. Nixon
10.

What countries helped North Vietnam during the war?

a)

US and Russia

b)

Canada and the Soviet union

c)

China and Spain

d)

Chinese and the Soviet Union

11.
These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north
a)
North Vietnamese Army
b)
Deferment
c)
Tet
d)
Viet Cong
12.

He was the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Hoi Bien Giap

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Phi Beta Sigma

13.

Style of warfare that the North Vietnamese fought with

a)

Chemical warfare

b)

Guerilla warfare

c)

Nuclear warfare

d)

Hand to hand combat

14.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
15.
What country had control of Vietnam during WWII?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
India
16.
Allowed the public to consider different viewpoints concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television 
b)
Radio
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
17.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
18.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
19.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communist
b)
Democratic
c)
Socialist
d)
Monarchy
20.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
21.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
22.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Kennedy administration?
a)
Stalin
b)
Khrushchev
c)
Lennin
23.
How many U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam?
a)
303,000
b)
400,000
c)
170380
d)
58,000
24.
What event prompted the US Congress to give Lyndon Johnson the power to wage war in Vietnam?
a)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
b)
The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
c)
The "attacks" on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
d)
Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.
25.

One way in which the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War are similar is that in all three wars

a)

the goal was to defeat the Soviet Union

b)

the USA was primarily interested in protecting oil supplies

c)

The United States was fighting with out allies

d)

no formal declaration of war was made by Congress

26.

In 1968, the number of American who felt that United States troops should withdraw from Vietnam increased significantly. Which of the following events was most important in causing this shift in public opinion?

a)

The gulf of Tonkin incident

b)

The Tet Offensive

c)

The fall of dien Bien Phu

d)

The siege of Khe Sanh

27.

What Year Did The Berlin Wall Go Up

a)

1969

b)

1956

c)

1961

d)

1962

28.

What Year Did The Berlin Wall Fall?

a)

1989

b)

1979

c)

1991

d)

1995

29.

Who Controlled East Germany

a)

France

b)

U.S.A

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Britain

30.

Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?

a)

In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

b)

In 1979, Military changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

c)

In 1989, political changes in Western Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German Military to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

d)

In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the West German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to East Germany.

31.

Why Was The Berlin Wall Called That?

a)

It Was By Germans

b)

It Divided Berlin In Half

c)

Berlin Was An Important City

d)

Germany's Capital Is Berlin

32.

What Was The Berlin Wall?

a)

A Wall That Keeps The North Germans Inside North Berlin

b)

A Wall That Keeps The East Germans Inside East Berlin

c)

A Wall That Keeps The West Germans Inside West Berlin

d)

A Wall That Keeps The South Germans Inside South Berlin