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What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
- To impose economic sanctions on the Soviet Union
- To provide economic aid to countries struggling to recover from WWII (correct)
- To promote the spread of communism in Eastern Europe
- To establish a military alliance with Western European nations
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 Fence
- Communist Barrier
- Iron Curtain (correct)
- Cold Divide
What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?
What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?
- To promote the spread of communism in Eastern Europe
- To establish a system of trade barriers between Western European nations
- To reconstruct cities, industries, and infrastructure heavily damaged during WWII (correct)
- To provide military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union
What was the outcome of the 1954 case, Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the outcome of the 1954 case, Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the name of the group of students who were enrolled in a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, due to their race?
What was the name of the group of students who were enrolled in a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, due to their race?
What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare?
What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare?
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 in 1961?
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
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 during World War II and the fight against the French?
Who was the leader of the Viet Minh during World War II and the fight against the French?
What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Johnson in 1965?
What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Johnson in 1965?
What was the main purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
What was the main purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates?
What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates?
What was the main goal of the 'war on poverty' initiated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson?
What was the main goal of the 'war on poverty' initiated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
