US History: Cold War Era and Presidential Politics
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What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

  • To establish a military alliance with Western Europe
  • To provide economic aid to the Soviet Union
  • To support the Marshall Plan
  • To prevent the spread of communism in Europe (correct)

What was the term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the US-dominated West?

  • Berlin Airlift
  • Cold War
  • Marshall Plan
  • Iron Curtain (correct)

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

  • To support the Truman Doctrine
  • To establish a system of separate but equal education
  • To provide military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union
  • To reconstruct cities, industries, and infrastructure heavily damaged during World War II (correct)

What was the outcome of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case?

<p>The Supreme Court overturned the Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the second Red Scare in the United States?

<p>The fear of Communists in US government positions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Berlin Airlift?

<p>The United States was able to airlift supplies to the now united section of Berlin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?

<p>To replace US troops with Vietnamese forces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the controversy surrounding the draft lottery system used during the Vietnam War?

<p>College students were initially exempt from the draft (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?

<p>They ended direct US involvement in the Vietnam War (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary difference between the Nixon Doctrine and the previous US policy in Vietnam?

<p>The Nixon Doctrine required countries to fight their own wars without US interference (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?

<p>Richard Nixon narrowly defeated George McGovern (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Watergate scandal?

<p>Richard Nixon became the first and only president to resign (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the target of a Senate censure in the 1950s?

<p>Joseph McCarthy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

<p>To overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

<p>Ho Chi Minh (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Kennedy-Nixon debates?

<p>People listening to the radio thought Nixon won, while people watching television thought Kennedy won (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Operation Rolling Thunder?

<p>The bombing campaign failed to stop the Viet Cong (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

<p>It was a turning point in the war, marking a shift in public opinion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

<p>To authorize President Johnson to commit US troops to South Vietnam (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the March to Montgomery?

<p>It was a march to protest voting rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of US troops in Vietnam in 1965?

<p>William C. Westmoreland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Body Counts measure?

<p>It was a measure of the number of Viet Cong killed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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