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What was the main objective of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the main objective of the Truman Doctrine?
- To reconstruct cities and industries damaged during World War II
- To impose trade barriers between the East and the West
- To establish a communist government in Greece and Turkey
- To provide military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union (correct)
What was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
What was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War division?
- Red Scare
- Cold War Front
- Iron Curtain (correct)
- Berlin Wall
What was the outcome of the 1954 court case Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the outcome of the 1954 court case Brown v. Board of Education?
- It resulted in the integration of schools in the North
- It allowed segregated schools in the South
- It established the Separate but Equal standard in education
- It overturned the Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education (correct)
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan?
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan?
What was the Second Red Scare focused on?
What was the Second Red Scare focused on?
Who was the first woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court Justice in the United States?
Who was the first woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court Justice in the United States?
What was the main goal of the Reagan Doctrine?
What was the main goal of the Reagan Doctrine?
Who was the first presidential candidate to have a woman as a running mate?
Who was the first presidential candidate to have a woman as a running mate?
What was the name of the economic policy proposed by Harry Truman?
What was the name of the economic policy proposed by Harry Truman?
Who was the Soviet astronaut who was the first man to orbit the Earth?
Who was the Soviet astronaut who was the first man to orbit the Earth?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East in the 1980s?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East in the 1980s?
What was the main goal of Richard Nixon's 'Vietnamization' strategy?
What was the main goal of Richard Nixon's 'Vietnamization' strategy?
What was the significance of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the significance of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the main issue with the draft lottery system during the Vietnam War?
What was the main issue with the draft lottery system during the Vietnam War?
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress and later ran for the Democratic presidential nomination?
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress and later ran for the Democratic presidential nomination?
What was the main goal of the SALT I negotiations?
What was the main goal of the SALT I negotiations?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the significance of the Watergate scandal?
What was the significance of the Watergate scandal?
What was the main goal of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the main goal of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the significance of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the significance of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
What was the significance of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates in 1960?
What was the significance of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates in 1960?
What was the outcome of the Geneva Conference in 1954?
What was the outcome of the Geneva Conference in 1954?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?
What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?
What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
Who was the leader of the US troops in Vietnam in 1965?
Who was the leader of the US troops in Vietnam in 1965?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
What was the significance of Walter Cronkite's statement in 1968?
What was the significance of Walter Cronkite's statement in 1968?
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