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Cold War Vietnam to Fall of Communism

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the theory called that projected that if Vietnam fell to communism then all of the countries in Southeast Asia would fall too. 
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Containment Theory
c)
Police Action Theory
d)
Communist Conspiracy Theory
2.
The leader of the communist movement in Vietnam
a)
Nguyen Cao Ky
b)
Ngo Din Diem
c)
Tran Dai Quang
d)
Ho Chi Minh
3.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the League of Nations
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
4.
Why did Americans want Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) to win the Chinese civil war?
a)
He was a communist
b)
To help China join the Warsaw pact
c)
He was an anti-communist
d)
To defeat the North Koreans
5.
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution initiated US involvement in what?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Korean War
d)
World War II
6.
What was the result of the war in Vietnam?
a)
South Vietnam was saved from Communism
b)
Vietnam was split and still is
c)
US withdrew and North and South Vietnam united under communist rule
d)
North Vietnam became a democratic country
7.
Since World War II, relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were marked by
a)
Conflicts where the superpowers supported opposing sides, but did not confront each other directly
b)
Refusal to negotiate issues
c)
Slow but steady decreases in military forces and armambents
d)
maintaining an alliance
8.

In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?

a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)

Guerrilla warfare

9.
What two events occurred in 1949 that shifted the balance of power in favor of the USSR?
a)
The Berlin Crisis and creation of NATO
b)
Czechoslovakian Coup and Marshall Plan
c)

USSR creates the atomic bomb and China becomes communist

d)
China became communist and the Korean Conflict
10.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

11.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

12.

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

a)

Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Nuclear bombs

13.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

14.

The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Tet Offensive

15.

The South Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

16.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

17.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

18.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontations between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

19.
Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?
a)
large cities
b)
small towns
c)
shopping centers
d)
universities
20.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
21.
What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?
a)

Viet Cong forces took the fighting into the dense jungles where they could confuse the Americans.

b)

Viet Cong forces preferred to limit most fighting to cities where they fought most effectively.

c)

American forces learned to keep the fighting away from the jungles.

d)

American forces committed to fighting the war only from the air.

22.
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.
23.
Which amendment allowed for voting at age 18?
a)
     18th Amendment
b)
       5th Amendment
c)
      2nd Amendment
d)
      26th Amendment
24.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
25.
McCarthyism is also known as
a)
The Blue Scare
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Witch Scare
d)
The Red Death
26.
McCarthyism targeted which groups?
a)
Farmers, business people, and White House employees
b)
The rich, immigrants, and teachers
c)
Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
d)
College students, professors, and homosexuals
27.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
28.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
29.
Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the poor
c)
the US Army
d)
women and children
30.
When people were accused of being a communist, they were jailed and...
a)
blacklisted
b)
whitelisted
c)
executed
d)
hanged
31.

Who is McCarthyism based on?

a)

Melissa McCarthy

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Kevin McCarthy

d)

McCarthy Construction

32.

What was the main goal of McCarthyism?

a)

To remove potential communists from state positions

b)

To witch hunt people McCarthyist did not like

c)

To bring early attention to Ronald Reagan (Pre Political Career)

d)

To divide the Republican Party

33.

The beginning of what event caused McCarthyist ideals to rise?

a)

The Cold War

b)

World War II

c)

The Birth of Michael Kmiec

d)

The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

34.

Which organization run by J. Edgar Hoover sought to hunt down and eliminate communists from any position of influence in society?

a)

The CIA

b)

The FBI

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Senate

35.

Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?

a)

Jake Spero

b)

Alger Hiss

c)

Mikhael Gorbachev

d)

Jarret Hurd

36.

President Truman had FBI screen federal employees to see if they had any communist ties. As a result 3,000 employees were either fired or resigned. What was this called?

a)

McCarran Act

b)

Loyalty Review Board

c)

John Birch Society

d)

Palmer Raids

37.
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism
a)
Ronald Reagan & Freinds
b)
The Red Menaces
c)
Soviets
d)
Hollywood 10
38.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

39.

Wall built that separated East and West Berlin, Germany. Built by the Soviet Union to stop the German people from moving from East Berlin (communism) to West Berlin (democracy). The tearing down of the this wall represented the end of the Cold War.

a)

The Great Wall

b)

Border Patrol

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Containment

40.

Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build up weapons.

a)

Arms Race

b)

Space Race

c)

Foot Race

d)

Three legged race

41.

Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in regards to space exploration.

a)

Arms Race

b)

Cold War

c)

Space Race

d)

Korean War

42.

In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in the headline below by passing the National Defense Education Act which

“Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space Race”

a)

reduced military spending.

b)

built a joint space station with the Soviet Union.

c)

constructed President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” defense system.

d)

provided funds to improve the educational system in the United States.

43.

What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?

a)

to offer loans to the defense industry

b)

to provide economic aid to returning veterans

c)

to contain the spread of international communism

d)

to expand career opportunities in the military

44.

What was President Eisenhower’s purpose for signing a bill to create a national interstate highway system in 1956?

a)

to allow people to move to the western U.S. more easily

b)

discouraged suburban families from entering big cities more quickly

c)

to force southern states receiving federal funds to end segregation

d)

to provide the means to transport military aid more quickly in the event of a national military crisis

45.

The creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 was a direct result of

a)

the Cuban Missile Crisis.

b)

the successful launch and orbit of Sputnik I by the USSR in 1957.

c)

the need for high-altitude aircraft capable of spying on the Soviet Union and Cuba.

d)

competition with communist China over the development of long-range nuclear missiles.

46.

What happened to "refreeze" the thaw in the Cold War?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

the Fidel Castro incident

domino theory

peaceful coexistence conference

U-2 spy plane incident
47.

In preparation for a nuclear attack, many families built

(a)  

Choose from the below words
air-raid shelters.

safety refuges.

sand piles.

swimming pools.

48.

In the 1950s, 75 percent of new home construction took place in (a)  

Choose from the below words
small towns.
the suburbs.
the inner city.
rural areas.
49.

(a)   soaring birthrate

Choose from the below words
baby boom
Levittown
suburbs
Sputnik
50.

suburban development in which 17,000 identical houses were built

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer

c)

Suburbantown

d)

Levittown

51.

Eisenhower’s belief that the threat of nuclear weapons could deter the spread of communism was known as

a)

massive retaliation

b)

containment

c)

appeasement

d)

flexible response

52.
This leader took over the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin.
a)
Lenin
b)
Khrushchev
c)
Gorbachev
d)
Trotsky
53.
What were Alger Hiss, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg accused of?
a)
being spies
b)
bad acting
c)
creating NASA
d)
falsely accusing 100's of Americans of communism
54.

________ was a policy of threatening to use nuclear weapons in response to aggression, whereas ________ was a policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression.

a)

Brinksmanship, massive retaliation

b)

Massive retaliation, brinksmanship

c)

Brinksmanship, containment

d)

Massive retaliation, Red scare

55.
Put the following events in chronological order
a)
Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II
b)
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
c)
Vietnam War, Korean War, World War II
d)
World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War
56.
What is the time period of relaxed tension between the US and USSR?
a)
Massive Retaliation
b)
Sputnik
c)
Detente
d)
NATO
57.
Which areas were hot spots during the Cold War?
a)
Berlin, Washington DC, Alaska, Moscow
b)
Hawaii, Cuba, Vietnam, Canada
c)
Vietnam, Korea, Berlin, Cuba
d)
China, Soviet Union, North Pole, California
58.
Which US President dealt with the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
59.
What event was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
60.

What is "a Cold War policy to respond to any attack with nuclear force, resulting in the total destruction of both parties"?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Massive Retaliation

c)

Military Industrial Complex

d)

Brinkmanship

e)

Mutually Assured Destruction

61.

What two countries colluded with Israel to regain control of the Suez Canal after it had been seized by Egypt?

a)

Syria and Lebanon

b)

United States and Germany

c)

Soviet Union and Iraq

d)

Libya and Sudan

e)

France and Great Britain

62.

Kennedy’s policy of flexible response included

a)

the creation of NASA and the CIA to spy on the Soviets

b)

the building of the Berlin Wall to protect West Berlin

c)

the creation of special forces units to fight the spread of communism

d)

threatening the use of nuclear weapons to contain the Soviets

63.

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when

a)

the Soviets invaded Cuba and created a communist government

b)

the Bay of Pigs invasion failed

c)

a Soviet missile was accidentally fired from Cuba

d)

the U.S. photographed the Soviets building nuclear missile launchers in Cuba

64.

To end the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy secretly promised to

a)

remove U.S. nuclear weapons from Turkey

b)

allow the Soviets to keep missiles in Cuba

c)

allow the Soviets to keep the Berlin Wall standing

d)

remove all U.S. weapons from Europe

65.

The policy of detente provided the basis for...

a)

Nixon's visit to China

b)

the building of the Berlin Wall

c)

North Korea's attack on South Korea

d)

the Rosenberg trials

66.

What Communist Revolutionary took over as leader of Cuba?

a)

Cortez

b)

Chavez

c)

Castro

d)

Nader

67.

What is the name give to the conflicts that happened indirectly between the US and the Soviets during the Cold War?

a)

Hidden War

b)

Proxy War

c)

Invisible War

d)

Secret War

68.

Who was the first man to step foot on the Moon?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Neil Armstrong

69.

What is Flexible Response?

a)

Build up of traditional weapons

b)

Stop relying on just nuclear bombs

c)

preparing for a variety military responses

d)

All of these

70.

Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster...

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Korean War

71.

The final result of the Space Race was:

a)

The Arms Race

b)

The end of the Cold War

c)

The US lands a man on the moon

d)

Russia lands a man on the moon

72.

What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Kennedy was unable to prevent a nuclear attack causing massive casualties

b)

A hotline between the Soviets and US was created for leaders to communicate

c)

Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed to remove their missiles

d)

Both B & C

73.

Which of the following would be identified as a cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

The expensive arms race in the USSR became an enormous burden on the struggling economy

b)

The Soviet government used their military strength to put down any resistance

c)

The United States promised to provide economic assistance to the Soviet Union if they broke up

d)

Winston Churchill coordinated Operation "Sea Lion"

74.

Nuclear arms limitations were part of the

a)

SALT agreement

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

ICBM accords

75.

Nixon was the first American President to visit

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

England

d)

France

76.

Who was the Soviet President near the end of the Cold War?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Ronald Reagan

77.

What program convinced the Soviet leaders that they couldn't compete with the US?

a)

Space Defensive Initiative

b)

Supply-side Economics

c)

Misery Index

d)

Detente

78.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)

Attempted to reestablish communism

b)

Break away from Soviet Union and become independent

c)

Establish their own communist government

d)

Change their economic system to the command economy system

79.

What did Ronald Reagan urge Mikhail Gorbachev to do in his speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin?

a)

Bring your troops home

b)

Free your political prisoners

c)

Tear down this wall

d)

Come to visit America

80.

The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S. would

a)

only elect conservatives to public office.

b)

reduce taxes and deregulate industries.

c)

negotiate with the Soviet Union to end the Cold War.

d)

support countries who were trying to overthrow a communist government.

81.

Match the following President with their foreign policy

a)

Nixon

1.

opened diplomatic relations with a communist country

b)

Carter

2.

ending wars between Israel and Egypt

c)

Reagan

3.

increased military spending to bankrupt the Soviet Union

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