C O L D W A R – V I E T N A M W A R

True or False?
Between 1940 and 1955, personal incomes decreased sharply for many Americans.

False.

True or False
Eisenhower’s defense policy resulted in significant cuts in military spending.

True
Answer

True or False
Many American officials believed that the Depression had caused World War II.

True
Answer

True or False
On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded the south, rapidly driving back the poorly, equpped
South Korean forces

True
Answer

True or False.
In 1968 the American people were shocked that an enemy supposedly on the verge of defeat could launch such a large-scale attack as the Tet offensive of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese.

True
Answer.

At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up if Stalin agreed to a.
Allow free enterprise in Poland b.
c.
d.
Allow Poland to trade with the West
Hold free elections there as soon as possible
Give up his demand for reparations from Germany

Answer
C
Hold free elections there as soon as possible.

The Long Telegram resulted in a.
The Marshall Plan b.
c.
d.
The establishment of the CIA
The Berlin airlift
The containment policy

Answer
D
The Containment Policy

After WWII, labor unrest was triggered by a.
Rising inflation b.
c.
d.
Falling wages
Lack of jobs
Poor working conditions

A
Rising inflation
Answer

Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for a.
b.
c.
Containment
World economic recovery
World peace d.
American prosperity

A
Containment
Answer

Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his witch hunt by a.
Accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy b.
c.
d.
Saying that there were spies in the United States
Army
Urging the House Un-American Activities
Committee to hold open hearings
Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department

Answer
D
Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department.

The Korean war resulted in a.
Victory for North Korea b.
c.
d.
Victory for South Korea
Victory for the United Nations
Containment but no victory

Answer
D
Containment but not victory

To benefit from a cheaper labor pool, some businesses in the 1950s began to a.
b.
c.
Hire African Americans
Hire teenagers
Expand overseas d.
Move to the Sunbelt

C
Expand Overseas
Answer

This was formed after World War II for the purpose of mutual defense.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)

This allowed many returning soldiers to attend college following WWII.

The GI Bill

The Taft Hartley Act outlawed the Closed Shop, prohibited featherbedding and this…

Allowed right to work laws.

Compared to earlier campaigns, the 1960 presidential race made new use of _____.

Television

With Canada’s agreement, this was built to aid international shipping.

The Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway.

By the middle of the 1900s, what group of people were the poorest in the nation?

Native Americans

Who was Dwight Eisenhower’s running mate in the presidential election of 1952?

Richard Nixon

In 1953 Americans were shocked with the Soviets tested the a.
b.
c.
Sputnik satellite
First fallout shelters
Hydrogen bomb d.
HUAC

C
Hydrogen Bomb
Answer

What four countries divided Germany into four
“zones”?

United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union

The federal government’s termination policy was intended to a.
End poverty in the inner city by replacing slums with new high-rise buildings b.
c.
d.
Bring Native Americans into mainstream society
Fight juvenile delinquency
End the dependence of poor Americans on government aid.

B
Bring Native Americans into mainstream society

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?

Nikita Khrushchev

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in a state court had the right to this

A lawyer

Young protestors especially focused on what they saw as an unfair a.
b.
c.
Draft system
Credibility gap
Teach-in d.
Division of Vietnam

A
Draft System
Answer

North Korea received military weapons and other support from the Soviet Union and ________.

China

Name for President Johnson’s vision of the more perfect and equitable society the U.S. could and should become.

Great Society

Who was the first African American to serve in the cabinet as the secretary of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development?

Robert Weaver

What Communist countries came to be called because they had to remain Communist and follow Soviet policies.

Satellite Nations

An imaginary line that separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West.

“Iron Curtain”

This “line” divided Korea into two separate nations.

38 th Parallel

FBI director who urged HUAC to hold public hearings on Communist subversion.

J. Edgar Hoover

This became an epidemic in the post war years.

polio

Southern Democrats in the 1948 Presidential Election

Dixiecrats

Rapidly increasing birthrates between 1945 and 1961.

Baby Boom

The nation’s first computer, used to make military calculations.

ENIAC

This was dropped by American planes in Vietnam to take away to Vietcong’s cover by destroying the thick jungles.

Napalm

Very influential Supreme Court Chief Justice during the ’50s and ‘60s.

Earl Warren

Ensures that all people are treated the same by the court system.

Due Process

The way in which the states draw up political districts based on changes in population.

Reapportionment

President Kennedy’s legislative agenda.

New Frontier

Suspicion that the U.S. lagged behind the Soviets in weaponry.

Missile gap

Military alliance in Eastern Europe

Warsaw Pact

Deadly radiation left over after a nuclear blast.

fallout

Leader of Communist Cuba in 1953.

Fidel Castro

National health insurance program that provides for
Americans 65 and older.

Medicare

Turning point in the Vietnam War.

Tet Offensive.

 True or False?
 Ngo Dinh Diem was Catholic and discriminated against his country’s Buddhists.

True.
He had thousands of Buddhists murdered.

True or False?
Americans are still based in Korea today.

True.

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with this crime.

Passing atomic secrets to the Soviets.

This was formed for the purpose of mutual defense.

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

When the French left Vietnam, the U.S. stepped in to a.
b.
Make sure free elections were held, as specified by the Geneva Accords.
Protect pro-Western government in the South.
c.
d.
Act as peacekeepers along the border between
North and South Vietnam.
Try to cause a popular uprising against the
Communist ruler in North Vietnam.

B; protect the pro-Western government in the South.

CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using a.
b.
Protest marches
Boycotts c.
d.
Sit-ins threats

C; sit-ins
C

This group was organized in an effort to integrate bus terminals.

The Freedom Riders

At the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. gave this speech.

He gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent
African American students from entering a white high school by a.
Closing the school b.
c.
d.
Redrawing the school district
Hiring the KKK
Deploying the National Guard

D; deploying the National Guard

The purpose of this chemical was to destroy the dense foliage so that the enemy could not hide in the jungle.

Agent Orange

A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would a.
Bring China into the war b.
c.
d.
Strengthen the North Vietnamese will to fight
Result in a staggering loss of American lives
Horrify the American public, ruining him politically.

A; would bring China into the war.

What was the result of the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
a.
President Johnson decided to send American troops into Vietnam.
b.
c.
d.
Regular North Vietnamese army units joined the
Vietcong.
President Nixon decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam.
The French withdrew from Indochina.

D; the French withdrew

In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest a.
The war.
b.
c.
d.
Western influences on his country.
Extreme religious ceremonies.
Discrimination against Buddhists.

D; discrimination against Buddhists.

Daring attack that took North Koreans by surprise.

Inchon.