The Cold War: US-Soviet Rivalry and International Relations

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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?

Iron Fence

Communist Barrier

Iron Curtain (correct)

Cold Divide

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?

The court overturned the Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education Signup and view all the answers

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?

The Little Rock Nine Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare?

The fear of communist infiltration in the U.S. government Signup and view all the answers

Who was the United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists?

Joseph McCarthy Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?

To overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Geneva Conference in 1954?

The division of Vietnam at the seventeenth parallel Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh during World War II and the fight against the French?

Ho Chi Minh Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the bombing campaign authorized by President Johnson in 1965?

Operation Rolling Thunder Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

To end the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the network of jungle paths used by North Vietnam to supply the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?

Ho Chi Minh Trail Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates?

People listening to the radio gave the edge to Nixon, while people watching television thought Kennedy won Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the 'war on poverty' initiated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson?

To reduce poverty and improve living conditions for the poor Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in 1968?

It was a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities Signup and view all the answers