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Unit 6 Vietnam War & Cold War

Total questions: 162

Worksheet time: 3hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

John F. Kennedy

a)

sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.

b)

decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.

c)

increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.

d)

sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.

3.

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.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Nixon

c)

Truman

d)

Johnson

7.

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Attack on Sai Pan

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

8.

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

9.

US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Kent State University

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnamization

10.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

11.

President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Viet Cong

c)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

d)

Ho Chi Minh

12.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

13.

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence and established this

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Viet Cong

c)

Kent State University

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

14.

The 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

15.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

16.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong 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

17.

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

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

18.
At which University did the National Guard open fire upon protestors? 
a)
K-State 
b)
Kansas 
c)
Kennesaw 
d)
Kent State
19.

President __________ is credited with the plan of Vietnamization

a)

Ford

b)

Reagan

c)

Johnson

d)

Nixon

20.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
The Geneva Accords 
c)
The Tet Offensive 
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder 
21.
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what? 
a)
Credit Check 
b)
Fake News 
c)
Credibility Gap 
d)
Credibility Old Navy 
22.

What was Henry Kissinger's job?

a)

He operated a very successful kissing booth at a fair.

b)

National Security Advisor to Nixon

c)

Vice President

d)

He was the Iron Fist who protected all humanity from "The Hand"

23.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society 
b)
The Fair Deal 
c)
The New Frontier 
d)
The Square Deal 
24.

What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh establish?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Monarchy

25.
Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?
a)
large cities
b)
small towns
c)
shopping centers
d)
universities
26.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
27.
What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War?
a)
Viet Cong forces took the fightinginto the dense jungles where theycould confuse the Americans.
b)
Viet Cong forces preferred to limitmost fighting to cities where theyfought most effectively.
c)
American forces learned to keepthe fighting away from the jungles.
d)
American forces committed tofighting the war only from the air.
28.
Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?
a)
Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
b)
Passage of the War Powers Act
c)
Graphic coverage by television news
d)
Propaganda films by antiwar protestors
29.
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
a)
There was strong disagreement in the US about American involvement in the Vietnam War.
b)
A sizable anti-war movement emerged in the US over the war 
c)
Most Americans feared if Vietnam fell to Communism, neighboring states would be threatened.
d)
Most Americans felt that conflict was a civil war and we should be involved. 
30.
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.
31.
Which amendment allowed for voting at age 18?
a)
     18th Amendment
b)
       5th Amendment
c)
      2nd Amendment
d)
      26th Amendment
32.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
33.
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)
Minh warfare
c)
hidden warfare
d)
guerrilla warfare
34.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
35.
What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
China
36.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
37.

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

38.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Communism

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Imperialism

39.
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
40.

The event described in this headline resulted in —

a)

decreased federal funding of student loans

b)

increased support for the antiwar movement

c)

the reinstatement of the draft

d)

an end to federal investigations of student organizations

41.

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

a)

Protests Against the Vietnam War

b)

Opposition to the Arms Race

c)

Support for Gender Equality

d)

Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

42.

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military —

a)

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

b)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

c)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

d)

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

43.

How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?

a)

It expands the power of judicial review to military courts.

b)

It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts.

c)

It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.

d)

It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations.

44.

What happened as a direct result of these recommendations?

a)

North Vietnamese leaders appealed for a ceasefire.

b)

U.S military involvement in Vietnam escalated.

c)

South Vietnamese leaders rejected military assistance.

d)

Soviet ground troops were deployed to Vietnam.

45.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
46.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
47.

John F. Kennedy

a)

sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.

b)

decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.

c)

increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.

d)

sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.

48.

What year did the Vietnam War end?

a)

1973

b)

1974

c)

1975

d)

1976

49.

How long did the Vietnam War span?

a)

8 years

b)

17 years

c)

21 years

d)

23 years

50.

American Commander of the War in Vietnam

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Robert McNamara

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

51.

Chemical used to defoliate plants. It cause health problems and birth defects for those who came in contact with it

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

52.

Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson. He was in charge of the war in the States and change how we reported victories

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Robert McNamara

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

53.

Jellied gasoline dropped from canisters that exploded on impact and covered large areas in flames. It was dropped by US planes during the Vietnam War.

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

54.

A person who supported US involvement in the Vietnam War

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

55.

A person who opposed US involvement in the Vietnam War

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Hawk

e)

Dove

56.

A young man forced into military service by the government during the Vietnam War

a)

Draftee

b)

SDS

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Robert Kennedy

57.

1973 peace agreement between the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Vietcong that effectively ended the Vietnam War

a)

Vietnamization

b)

My Lai

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Paris Peace Accords

e)

War Powers Act

58.

classified U.S. government study that revealed American leaders intentionally involved the United States in Vietnam without fully informing the American people; leaked to the New York Times in 1971

a)

Vietnamization

b)

My Lai

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Paris Peace Accords

e)

War Powers Act

59.

1973 law passed by Congress restricting the President's war-making powers; requires the President to consult with Congress before committing American forces to a foreign conflict

a)

Vietnamization

b)

My Lai

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

Paris Peace Accords

e)

War Powers Act

60.

The Geneva Accords outlined that:

a)

Vietnam would permanently split along the 17th Parallel

b)

The French would gain control of all of Vietnam

c)

Elections would be held to reunify Vietnam in the future

d)

Ho hi Minh would gain all control of a unified Vietnam

61.

The U.S. first became involved in the conflict in Vietnam.....

a)

to help the North Vietnamese fight Communism

b)

to unify North and South Vietnam

c)

to support South Vietnam's government

62.

The Tet Offensive was significant because.....

a)

It ended the war in Vietnam

b)

It resulted in a significant military win for the Vietcong

c)

Media coverage of the event shifted public opinion in the USA against the war in Vietnam

d)

It was igmored by the American public

63.

TV was instrumental (important) in......

a)

Promoting understanding between Americans and Vietnamese

b)

Developing enthusiasm for the American war effort in Vietnam

c)

Bringing the brutality of the war into people's living rooms

d)

revealing the contents of classified military documents

64.

An alternative lifestyle in the 1960's was called.....

a)

Generation X

b)

Panthers

c)

Counterculture

d)

VietCong

65.

The Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when.....

a)

North Vietnam surrendered

b)

U.S. forces invaded Cambodia

c)

North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam

d)

Nixon signed a peace treaty with North Vietnam

66.

What was the lasting legacy of the Vietnam War?

a)

Congress passed the War Powers Act

b)

The devastation of the Vietnamese people

c)

Many Americans felt a strong distrust in their government

d)

All answers are correct

67.

During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

68.

How did the events in this cause-and-effect diagram affect the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government?

a)

By reducing the ability of the House of Representatives to approve military funding requested by the president

b)

By giving the president the power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

c)

By allowing Congress to supersede the president’s role as commander in chief

d)

By reducing the power of the president to bypass the Senate’s treaty-making powers

69.

Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?

a)

“Embedding Journalists in Combat during the Korean War”

b)

“The Role of the Office of War Information during World War II”

c)

“Improvements in Media Production during the Persian Gulf War”

d)

“The Role of the Media during the Vietnam War”

70.
Which of these best explains why worldwide reactions to U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew increasingly hostile during the late 1970's and early 1980's/
a)
The United States was viewed as appeasing a brutal dictator
b)
The United States demanded the unconditional surrender of Ho Chi MInh
c)
The United States was viewed as an aggressor invading an underdeveloped nation
d)
The United States ignored a United nations Security resolution to cease hostilities
71.
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
The right to a jury trial
c)
Freedom of the press
d)
The right to peaceful assembly
72.
During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?
a)
All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam
b)
Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris
c)
The U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam
d)
South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietn
73.
Which side ended up winning the war?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
74.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
75.
The result of the discrepancy in government and television reports concerning the Vietnam War?
a)
Apathy towards gov't issues
b)
Greater support for the President
c)
Growing support for the war
d)
Credibility Gap 
76.

When did the US military advisors begin to take a direct role in the war.

a)

December 1960

b)

November 1961

c)

December 1961

d)

November 1960

77.

Who was the US President who pulled the troops out of the war?

a)

Lydon Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

78.

How many soldiers did the US Lose?

a)

60, 200

b)

70,000

c)

55,000

d)

58,220

79.

What happened to Ho chi Minh during the war?

a)

Nothing

b)

He died

c)

He fought in the war

d)

He assissanated the South Vietnam president

80.

A 1954 conference that divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

a)

Paris Conference

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Versailles Conference

d)

Geneva Conference

81.

A massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968; caused American public support of war to plummet and showed that the communists had not lost the will to fight

.

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

My Lai Massacre

82.

Why did the United States aid France in its' attempt to regain control over Vietnam?

a)

The US saw Vietnam as an economic opportunity

b)

The US was coming to the aid of an ally

c)

The US feared the spread of communism

d)

The US wanted to expand its' control in Southeast Asia

83.

President Johnson used his newly given authority, based on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, to do what?

a)

Send in troops and order airstrikes

b)

By declaring war

c)

Send much needed supplies and weaponry

d)

By creating a committee to negotiate a ceasefire

84.

Martin Luther King stated "It {the US} was sending their sons and their brothers and their husbands to fight and die in extraordinarily high proportions relative to the rest of the population." What was he implying?

a)

African Americans were being sent to Vietnam more than Whites

b)

African Americans were made to serve in all black units

c)

African Americans had the opportunity to get skills in the military

d)

African Americans were a high percentage of draft dogers

85.

What was the long term impact of the Vietnam conflict?

a)

The US got a foothold in Southeast Asia

b)

The Communist gained control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

c)

Vietnam became united as one democratic country

d)

Vietnam remained divided: the North as communist and the South as a republic

86.

How did the Vietnam War impact American society longterm?

a)

More people enlisted in the military

b)

There was an increased sense of patriotism

c)

Citizens did not trust their government and/or its officials

d)

There was an increase in college admissions

87.

"it is my duty to the American people to report that renewed hostile actions against United States ships on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin...the initial attack on the destroyer Maddox, on August 2, was repeated today by a number of hostile vessels attacking two U.S. destroyers with torpedoes." speech by PresidentJohnson

What action did President Johnson take as the result of this incident?

a)

The US increased its military efforts

b)

The US enacted an embargo against Vietnam

c)

The US requested the UN to take action

d)

The US withdrew all warships from the region

88.

After WWII, U.S helped rebuild Western Europe's infrastructure, and stabilize their economies and governments through-

a)

The Truman Doctrine

b)

The Molotov Plan

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Containment Plan

89.

Investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties

a)

Hollywood Ten

b)

McCarthyism

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

90.

What benefits is this chart displaying?

a)

G.I. bill coverage for school after 9/11

b)

Rationing book

c)

Medicaid assistance

d)

Welfare benefits

91.

What was the result of the Berlin blockade?

a)

Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR

b)

Germany fell to communism

c)

The Cold War ended

d)

The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union

92.

Movie producers, directors, & screenwriters accused of possible communists affiliations

a)

Hollywood Trio

b)

Hollywood 10

c)

Cinema reds

d)

Reds United

93.

North Korea invading _____________ caused the start of the Korean War in 1950.

a)

China

b)

Cambodia

c)

South Vietnam

d)

South Korea

94.

Gives soldier's money for college or training programs when they return to civilian life.

a)

Containment Policy

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

G.I. Bill

95.

A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons during the Cold War.

a)

Space Race

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Arms Race

d)

Domino Theory

96.

What does this illustration display?

a)

Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba pointed at the U.S

b)

Flights from Cuba to North American cities

c)

Exportation of sugar to the U.S

d)

Cuban Baseball Team's travel destinations

97.

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Hollywood 10

d)

HUAC Act

98.

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Molotov Plan

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Containment Policy

99.

The U.S was seen by many nations as an imperialistic invader of less developed countries during-

a)

WW2

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

WW1

d)

The Civil War

100.

Average family income, employment, and consumer spending all increased during which decade in the U.S.

a)

1900's

b)

1950's

c)

1910's

d)

1870's

101.

Growth of suburbs, middle-class, and development of interstate highway system are effects of-

a)

financial decline after WW1

b)

economic success after Spanish American War

c)

financial gain during the Gilded Age

d)

economic prosperity after WW2

102.

This held elected officials accountable to their actions

a)

Referendum

b)

Recall

c)

22nd Amendment

d)

Initiative

103.

This allowed the US to get passed a Soviet blockade

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Tanks

d)

Jeeps

104.

What did Jonas Salk create that eradicated polio in America?

a)

Mandatory quarantining

b)

Cure for polio

c)

Polio Vaccine

d)

New ways to package food to stop the spread

105.

The influence of African American music styles, such as rhythm & blues illustrated what?

a)

Emergence of hip hop

b)

Emergence of techno

c)

Emergence of the Kardashians

d)

Emergence of rock n' roll

106.

The housing boom, new industries, and military spending all led to what in the 1950s?

a)

Economic prosperity

b)

Economic decline

c)

Weaker military

d)

More land for growth

107.

Initiative, referendum, and recall all encouraged people to do what in the democratic process?

a)

Participate

b)

Stop caring

c)

Buy war bonds

d)

Support only one political view

108.

Joseph McCarthy accused people of being what?

a)

Communists

b)

Democratic

c)

Christians

d)

Corrupt

109.

In the late 1800s, what was the process of people claiming public land to convert it to their private property known as?

a)

Homesteading

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Expansionism

d)

Containment

110.

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism, mainly to help Greece and Turkey.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshal Plan

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Domino Theory

111.

A military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America. And the first peace time alliance in US History and the most important for the past 60 years.

a)

NATO

b)

WARSAW

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

112.
This economic system America uses today.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
113.
What is Capitalism?
a)
A system where the government controls business
b)
Capitalism is an economic system where the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit! 
c)
A economic system in which the people have limited rights
d)
An economic system in which most property and resources, such as factories or farms, are publicly owned or controlled.
114.
What did the Soviets first Launch into Space in 1957?
a)
A rocket
b)
A U.F.O.
c)
They flew an Airplane
d)
Sputnik I
115.
The political and economic differences between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that lasted more than 2 presidencies is call the...
a)
Cold War
b)
Red Scare
c)
Nuclear Scare
d)
Tension Talks
116.

What war did the Cold War follow?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Civil War

117.

A system where the government is run by a dictator with complete control of everything in the country.

a)

democracy

b)

totalitarian

c)

command economy

118.

When did the Space Race start?

a)

1957

b)

2019

c)

1955

d)

1800

119.

The Berlin Blockade was a naval blockade of the Turkish Straights.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

120.

Super Powers

a)

The United States and the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War

b)

American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world

c)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

d)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

121.

Iron Curtain

a)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

b)

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

c)

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

d)

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

122.

Yalta Conference

a)

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

b)

July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

c)

1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

d)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

123.

Potsdam Conference

a)

July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

b)

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

c)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

d)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

124.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

125.

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

a)

Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

b)

Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

c)

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

d)

Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

126.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race.

b)

U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

c)

The U.S. started NASA.

d)

All of the above

127.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

a)

JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

b)

JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

c)

JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

d)

JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

128.

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

a)

The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

b)

African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

c)

The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

d)

The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

129.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

130.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

a)

the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

b)

the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

c)

the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

d)

the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer

131.

Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.

b)

The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.

c)

The Allies would have been against its development on moral grounds.

d)

Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.

132.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

133.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

134.

Based on your knowledge of the cartoon, which of the following items most accurately describes the source

a)

It is depicting the Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

It is depicting the Berlin Crisis

c)

It is depicting the Bay of Pigs

d)

It is depicting the Berlin Blockade 

135.

Which reason explains why President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine?

a)

The Soviet Union interfered in the domestic affairs of Greece and Turkey.

b)

The Soviet Union refused to allow Greece and Turkey to join the United Nations.

c)

The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.

d)

The Soviet Union prevented Greece and Turkey from accepting the Marshall Plan.

136.

The Soviet Union and its allies formed this group.

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

NAFTA

137.

What did Winston Churchill mean by an Iron Curtain?

a)

The world was separated by competing alliances.

b)

There were opportunities for nations to work together.

c)

All-out war had broken out in Europe.

d)

Europe could never recover from World War 2.

138.

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to provide Europe with

a)

Defense military weapons

b)

Economic aid

c)

cultural exchange programs

d)

political alliances

139.

In the period following World War II, the US developed a policy of containment mainly in response to the

a)

Perceived threat of Soviet expansion

b)

Building of the Berlin Wall

c)

Partition of Palestine

d)

Spread of nuclear weapons

140.

Which US program is most likely reflected in the amounts of nonmilitary foreign aid given from 1947 to 1950?

a)

Peace Corps

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Alliance for Progress

d)

Lend Lease

141.

Potsdam Conference

a)

July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

b)

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

c)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

d)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

142.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

a)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

b)

airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

c)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

d)

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

143.

Rosenbergs

a)

Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's

b)

First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

c)

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

d)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

144.
Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the US after the Civil War?
a)
decrease in tariffs
b)
new technologies
c)
decrease in population
d)
increase in prices of products
145.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
146.
If the Truman Doctrine were applied to the Middle East, it'd be known as--
a)
Eisenhower Doctrine
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Berlin Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
147.
What event happened in 1949 to strengthen the threat of Communism spreading in Asia?
a)
Russia falls to Communism
b)
China falls to Communism
c)
The Arms Race begins
d)
Sputnik is launched
148.
Which event lead to the creation of the NDEA, increasing educational funding in math and science--
a)
the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile
b)
the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
c)
the passage of the Space Race Act
d)
the Soviet mission to the moon
149.
The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--
a)
dissolving of the Soviet Union
b)
the reuniting of the United Kingdom
c)
the overthrow of Joseph Stalin
d)
McCarthyism
150.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
151.
Match the president to the foreign policy:
1. Truman
2. Eisenhower
3. Nixon
4. Reagan
a)
1. Reagan Doctrine
2. Containment
3. Domino Theory
4. Detente
b)
1. Containment
2. Detente
3. Domino Theory
4. Reagan Doctrine
c)
1. Containment
2. Domino Theory
3. Detente
4. Reagan Doctrine
d)
1. Domino Theory
2. Detente
3. Reagan Doctrine
4. Containment
152.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
153.

Which United States foreign policy is being referred to in this cartoon?

a)

Neutrality Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Manhattan Project

154.

The situation in Europe described by Secretary of State George Marshall was the result of the...

a)

failure of the United Nations to help people in need

b)

devastation caused by fighting in World War II

c)

construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union

d)

takeover of Greece and Turkey by communists

155.

Which country was not included in the formation of NATO?

a)

US

b)

USSR

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

156.

Which of the following was convicted and executed for espionage (stealing US secrets for USSR)?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Julius Rosenberg

d)

Alger Hiss

157.

One important effect of President Eisenhower’s proposal for interstate highways was a significant increase in..

a)

health-care spending

b)

suburban communities

c)

educational opportunities

d)

sectional differences

158.
The main goal of NATO was which of the following?
a)
Prevent another world war
b)
Collective security
c)
Containment
d)
Unification of Germany
159.
The United Nations was formed as a ...
a)
New World Power
b)
New form of Dictatorship
c)
International Peace Keeper
d)
Communist Regime
160.
Trying to achieve an advantageous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict; think “playing chicken”.
a)
Loyalty Review Boards
b)
Policy of Containment
c)
Brinkmanship
d)
Venona Papers
161.
First general loyalty program in the United States, designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government.
a)
Hollywood Ten 
b)
Collective security
c)
Loyalty Review Boards
d)
Black list
162.
Secret collaboration of the U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies involving decoding messages sent by intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Venona Papers
c)
Collective security
d)
38th parallel

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