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U.S. & Louisiana | U6T3 | The Later Cold War | BBLMS

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War to:

a)

protect trade routes.

b)

spread democracy.

c)

contain the spread of communism.

d)

retaliate against attacks.

2.

The U.S. ___ able to contain the spread of communism in the Vietnam War.

a)

was

b)

was not

3.

The release of the ___ upset Americans by revealing that U.S. military leaders had misled the American people during the Vietnam War and felt it could not be won.

a)

Pentagon Papers

b)

Vietnamization Papers

c)

Detente Papers

d)

Watergate Papers

4.

The release of these documents spurred a court case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the media could publish these documents as protected by the ___.

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

Fourteenth Amendment

5.

Which of the following led to a sharp decrease in support for the Vietnam War and the rise of anti-war protests?

a)

The Tet Offensive

b)

The policy of Glasnost

c)

The Policy of Containment

d)

The Korean War

6.

President Nixon’s policy of ___ involved both a foreign visit to China and the formation of SALT.

a)

detente

b)

containment

c)

glasnost

d)

perestroika

7.

President Ford’s Energy Policy Conservation Act of 1975 sought to ___ energy usage and costs, setting mileage standards for vehicles.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

8.

President Jimmy Carter facilitated peace agreements between Egypt and Israel known as the ___.

a)

Oslo Accords

b)

Cairo Peace Pact

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

Sinai Agreement

9.

President Carter’s leadership was plagued by the rising price of ___ and shortages of ___.

a)

oil; gas

b)

wheat; water

c)

coal; electricity

d)

gold; food

10.

When the Soviet Union invaded ___, Carter responded by placing an embargo on trade with the USSR, halting SALT, and refusing to allow Americans to participate in the Moscow Olympics.

a)

Poland

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Hungary

11.

President ___ created a plan to shoot down Soviet missiles called the Strategic Defense Initiative and nicknames "Star Wars."

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H. W. Bush

12.

Reagan’s economic policy, “Reaganomics,” ___ the national debt.

a)

reduced

b)

increased

c)

eliminated

13.

___ – The Soviet policy that allowed for greater political openness and increased freedom of speech

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Stalinism

d)

Leninism

14.

___ – The Soviet policy that allowed for economic and political reform.

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Stalinism

d)

Leninism

15.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, President George H. W. Bush responded by ___.

a)

imposing new sanctions against Russia

b)

offering support to the former Soviet nations

c)

expanding NATO

d)

declaring war on nations who had joined the Warsaw Pact

16.

Which of the following did not exist under the Carter administration?

a)

price inflation

b)

stagnant job growth

c)

shortages of gasoline

d)

an increase in employment

17.

In what way did Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Perestroika and Glasnost impact Soviet citizens?

a)

They prevented male citizens from opting out of military service for any reason.

b)

They provided Soviets with more job opportunities at the many military bases around the Soviet Union.

c)

They prevented citizens from speaking out about the shortage of goods and services in the communist state.

d)

They allowed for more openness in society, and helped increase the flow of goods and ideas within the Soviet Union.