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What was the primary objective of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the primary objective of the Truman Doctrine?
- To reconstruct cities and industries damaged during WWII
- To establish trade barriers between the US and Soviet Union
- To provide economic aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression (correct)
- To expand New Deal reforms in the United States
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
- The expansion of New Deal reforms in education
- The overturning of the Separate but Equal standard in education (correct)
- The increase in funding for schools in the Southern United States
- The establishment of separate but equal schools for African Americans
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West?
What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West?
- Iron Curtain (correct)
- Red Scare
- Cold War
- Containment Policy
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
What was the primary objective of the Marshall Plan?
What was the primary objective of the Marshall Plan?
What was the outcome of the second Red Scare in the United States?
What was the outcome of the second Red Scare in the United States?
What was the name of the defense system proposed by President Reagan, known for its ambitious goal of destroying enemy missiles in outer space?
What was the name of the defense system proposed by President Reagan, known for its ambitious goal of destroying enemy missiles in outer space?
Who was the first black presidential candidate in the 1984 election?
Who was the first black presidential candidate in the 1984 election?
What was the name of the economic policies associated with President Reagan, characterized by tax reduction and free-market activity?
What was the name of the economic policies associated with President Reagan, characterized by tax reduction and free-market activity?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East and funding the Contras in Nicaragua?
What was the name of the scandal involving arms sales to the Middle East and funding the Contras in Nicaragua?
Who was appointed as the first woman Supreme Court Justice by President Reagan?
Who was appointed as the first woman Supreme Court Justice by President Reagan?
What was the name of the agreement signed by President Carter, giving back control of the Panama Canal to Panama?
What was the name of the agreement signed by President Carter, giving back control of the Panama Canal to Panama?
What was the outcome of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
What was the outcome of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
What was the main goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
What was the main goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh, a communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh, a communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam?
What was the main purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder, a bombing campaign authorized by President Johnson in 1965?
What was the main purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder, a bombing campaign authorized by President Johnson in 1965?
What was the significance of the March to Montgomery in 1965?
What was the significance of the March to Montgomery in 1965?
What was the Tet Offensive in 1968?
What was the Tet Offensive in 1968?
Who was the US general who led the troops into Vietnam in 1965?
Who was the US general who led the troops into Vietnam in 1965?
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1963?
What was the purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed in 1963?
What was the body count measure of success in the Vietnam War?
What was the body count measure of success in the Vietnam War?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' strategy?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' strategy?
What was the result of the Watergate scandal?
What was the result of the Watergate scandal?
What was the purpose of the draft lottery system used during the Vietnam War?
What was the purpose of the draft lottery system used during the Vietnam War?
What was the primary focus of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the primary focus of the Nixon Doctrine?
What was the significance of Shirley Chisholm's political career?
What was the significance of Shirley Chisholm's political career?
What was the result of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the result of the Paris Peace Accords?
What was the name of President Nixon's re-election committee involved in the Watergate scandal?
What was the name of President Nixon's re-election committee involved in the Watergate scandal?
What was the significance of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the significance of the Kent State Massacre?
What was the primary goal of the SALT I negotiations?
What was the primary goal of the SALT I negotiations?
What was the result of the 1975 fall of Saigon?
What was the result of the 1975 fall of Saigon?
