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What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
- To establish a united front against the Soviet Union in Europe
- To implement a policy of containment towards the Soviet Union
- To provide economic aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression (correct)
- To establish a military alliance with Greece and Turkey
What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
- The court declared that education was a state, not federal, responsibility
- The court established a separate but equal doctrine in education
- The court ordered the desegregation of public schools across the US (correct)
- The court ruled that segregation in education was constitutional
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?
- To supply military aid to West Berlin
- To airlift supplies to the unified section of Berlin (correct)
- To provide humanitarian aid to East Berlin
- To establish a permanent US military presence in Berlin
What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare during the Cold War?
What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare during the Cold War?
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan during the Cold War?
What was the main objective of the Marshall Plan during the Cold War?
What was the significance of the Iron Curtain in the context of the Cold War?
What was the significance of the Iron Curtain in the context of the Cold War?
Which president was associated with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposing the construction of an anti-missile defense system?
Which president was associated with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposing the construction of an anti-missile defense system?
What was the name of the economic policies implemented by Ronald Reagan, associated with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of free-market activity?
What was the name of the economic policies implemented by Ronald Reagan, associated with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of free-market activity?
Who was the first presidential candidate to have a woman as a vice president, Geraldine Ferraro?
Who was the first presidential candidate to have a woman as a vice president, Geraldine Ferraro?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East to fund anti-communist groups in Nicaragua?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East to fund anti-communist groups in Nicaragua?
Who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984, the first female candidate for a major party?
Who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984, the first female candidate for a major party?
What was the name of the doctrine that committed the US to ending communism by providing military assistance to anti-communist groups?
What was the name of the doctrine that committed the US to ending communism by providing military assistance to anti-communist groups?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the significance of the 1975 event in Vietnam?
What was the significance of the 1975 event in Vietnam?
What was the main purpose of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the main purpose of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the outcome of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the outcome of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the significance of the Equal Rights Amendment?
What was the main goal of the New Right movement of the 1980s?
What was the main goal of the New Right movement of the 1980s?
What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal?
What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal?
What was the significance of Gerald Ford's presidency?
What was the significance of Gerald Ford's presidency?
What was the significance of the draft lottery during the Vietnam War?
What was the significance of the draft lottery during the Vietnam War?
Who was the United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists?
Who was the United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
Who was the Vietnamese communist statesman who fought against the Japanese and the French?
Who was the Vietnamese communist statesman who fought against the Japanese and the French?
What was the outcome of the 1964 Presidential election?
What was the outcome of the 1964 Presidential election?
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder?
What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
Who was the US news anchor who declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
Who was the US news anchor who declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
What was the significance of the Body Counts measure of success in Vietnam?
What was the significance of the Body Counts measure of success in Vietnam?
