The Big Practice Test part 4 The U.S. Since WWII

1. The Big Practice Testpart 4The U.S. Since WWII Chuck Norris says “Kick the SOL in the rear”

2. The Cold War

3. What was the guiding principle of the American foreign policy throughout the Cold War where nations should not roll back communism but keep it from spreading and resist communist aggression in other nations? • Truman Doctrine • Fair Deal • Marshall Plan • Monroe Doctrine

4. What was formed near the end of World War II to create a body for the nations of the world to try to prevent future global wars? • NATO • United Nations • OPEC • Truman Doctrine

5. What was the result of the Korean War? • North and South Korea became one under a democratic government. • North and South Korea became one under a communist government. • North Korea and South Korea stayed divided at the 17th parallel with North Korea under a communist government and South Korea free of communist occupation. • North Korea and South Korea stayed divided at the 38th parallel with North Korea under a communist government and South Korea free of communist occupation.

6. Who played on Americans fear of communism by recklessly accusing many American governmental officials and citizens of being communists with flimsy or no evidence? • Joseph McCarthy • Douglas MacArthur • Robert McNamara • Earl Warren

7. What agreement was made between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations in Western Europe? • Berlin Wall • Yalta Agreement • Great Society • Warsaw Pact

8. Who was NOT convicted of spying for the Soviet Union or giving them our plans for nuclear weapons? • Ethel Rosenberg • Alger Hiss • Julius Rosenberg • Joseph McCarthy

9. What type of government was created in West Germany when it resumed self-government after Allied occupation? • Communism • Democracy • Oligarchy • Monarchy

10. Who was president when the U.S. adopted the policy of massive retaliation? • President Nixon • President Truman • President Eisenhower • President Kennedy

11. What nation was aiding Cuba with tanks, jets,  and missiles? • USSR • Vietnam    • Korea • China

12. The domino theory was a foreign policy that proposed which of the following arguments? • Foreign policy in Asia was a game. • If the United States colonized one Asian country, then the Asian trade market would open dramatically. • If a communist revolution were to succeed in one Asian country, then other nearby nations would also turn to communism. • If one Asian country were to become a democracy, then other nearby nations would also become democracies.

13. Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" as well as increased America's military and economic pressure on the Soviet Union? • Ronald Reagan • Gerald Ford • Jimmy Carter • George Bush

14. Which is NOT a true about how the threat of  a nuclear war affected Americans? • Schools practiced drills to train children about what to do in case of a nuclear attack. • American citizens built bomb shelters in their basements, back yards, or communities. • Americans immigrated to Canada and other countries not in disagreements with the USSR. • Americans bought dog tags, radiation protection clothing, and other items claiming they would offer protection during a nuclear attack.

15. The CIA created a plan to help Cuban exiles invade and overthrow Castro.  Where did the invasion occur in Cuba? • Hanoi • Bay of Pigs • Guantanamo • Havana

16. What was formed as a defensive alliance among the United States and western European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe? • UN • Anti-Communism League • NATO • OPEC

17. Who said, "the US would pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty?" • John F. Kennedy • Joseph McCarthy • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Richard Nixon

18. At the start of the Korean War, who invaded whom? • North Korea invaded South Korea • South Korea invaded North Korea • China and North Korea invaded South Korea • South Korea and the US invaded North Korea

19. Which of the following is the policy reflected by American's involvement in the Korean War? • massive retaliation • brinkmanship • ouch theory • containment

20. Which is NOT an example of how the heavy expenditures throughout the Cold War benefited Virginia's economy? • the Pentagon was built in Northern Virginia • Numerous private companies received contracts with the military • Richmond became the headquarters of the CIA • several large naval and air bases were built around the Hampton Roads area

21. Which of the following American military interventions was NOT based on the Cold War theory of containment? • The Berlin airlift • The Persian Gulf War • The Vietnam War • The Cuban missile crisis

22. Who led a communist revolution that took over Cuba in the late 1950s? • Fulgencio Batista • Nikita Khrushchev • Fidel Castro • Ho Chi Minh

23. Which of the following Cold War events was an example of détente? • The Cuban Missile Crisis • The Korean War • The Berlin airlift • Nixon's visit to China

24. Following its defeat, Japan was occupied by the American forces.  Which is NOT true about Japan during this time period? • Japan became a strong ally of the United States. • Japan adopted a democratic form of government. • Japan eventually resumed self-government. • Japan adopted communism.

25. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union marked the • failure of the Marshall Plan • end of the Cold War • success of the League of Nations • end of the Korean War

26. What was the U.S. plan to provide massive financial aid to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism? • NATO • Marshall Plan • United Nations • Truman Doctrine

27. Which nation saw a communist takeover shortly after World War II? • China • Laos • South Korea • South Vietnam

28. What does McCarthyism mean? • never backing down even if it means war • keep bombing until someone gives in • making false accusations based on rumor or guilt by association • keeping communism within its borders

29. Which is NOT an internal problem of the Soviet Union? • Rising nationalism in Soviet republics • The United States could not compete with the USSR's military expenses. • Gorbachev's ideas of "glasnost" and "perestroika" or openness and economic restructuring • Economic efficiency

30. What became the foreign and the domestic policy issues in every presidential election from the late 1940s through the 1960s? • Cold War and abortion rights • Cold War and civil rights • Vietnam War and voting rights for all citizens • Vietnam War and poverty

31. The Soviet Union and the United States represent starkly different fundamental values. Which of the following statements explains these different values? • The USSR believes in a communist government while the US believes in a monarchy. • The USSR believes in  a totalitarian government with a communist (socialist) economic system while the US believes in a democratic political institution and a generally free market economic system. • The US believes in laissez-faire economics and a democratic government while the USSR believes in a free market and democratic government. • Both the USSR and US believe in a democratic government but the USSR believes their rulers should have communist tendencies.

32. President Kennedy was assassinated on what date? • September 2, 1945 • April 4, 1968 • November 22, 1963 • May 17, 1954

33. When did the Cold War end? • at the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 • when North and South Vietnam merged in 1975 • in 1963 with the assassination of President Kennedy • in 1962 with the Cuban Missile Crisis

34. Who said in his inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country?" • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Lyndon B. Johnson • Richard Nixon • John F. Kennedy

35. Which of the following best describes United States involvement in the Korean War? • United States involvement was part of a détente policy. • The United States did not commit military forces to fight in Korea. • United States involvement was an example of the policy of containment. • The United States and the Soviet Union committed military forces to fight as allies in Korea.

36. Where was JFK when he was shot? • Los Angeles, California • Harlem, New York • Memphis, Tennessee • Dallas, Texas

37. What country's forces came to the aid of North Korea when the United States and South Korean military pushed into North Korea? • China • Cuba • USSR • North Vietnam

38. When did the Cold War begin? • at the start of the Korean War • at the start of World War II • at the end of World War II • at the end of the World War I

39. What portion of Germany did the Soviet Union gain control of? • Western • southern • Northern • Eastern

40. All of the following were Cold War responses to Soviet aggression EXCEPT • The Berlin airlift • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The Truman Doctrine • President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb

41. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was a response to concerns over • congressional abuse of authority in deployment of US military forces • an imbalance of powers in deployment of US military forces • Supreme Court interference in the deployment of US military forces • under use of  military forces

42. The US and USSR come closest to the brink of a nuclear war due to the events at what site? • Hungary • Berlin • Cuba • Vietnam   

43. Who was the politician who led a congressional hearing into communist infiltration o f the American government and society? • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Richard Nixon • Henry Cabot Lodge • Joseph McCarthy

44. What type of relationship did the communist nations of the Soviet Union and China have in the 1970s? • They were allied until the fall of the Berlin Wall. • They were strong allies. • They were under one government. • They were rivals for territory and diplomatic influence.

45. The 1950s domestic hysteria over the infiltration of communists into American government and society is known as • the Red Scare • McCarthyism • the domino theory • the Salem Witch Trials

46. Which of the following was primarily characterized by tension between the Soviet Union and the United States? • The McCarthy hearings • The Crimean War • Japanese internment • the Cold War

47. The Bay of Pigs invasion, authorized by President John F. Kennedy, was an attempt to unseat which of the following communist leaders? • Kim Il Sung • Ho Chi Minh • Mao Tse-tung • Fidel Castro

48. The economic theory implemented by President Ronald Reagan is known as • the domino theory • trust-busting • trickle-down economics • isolationism

49. What was the agreement ending the Cuban missile crisis? • The USSR would remove their missiles from Cuba and the US would remove their troops from Florida. • The US and USSR both agree to destroy all their nuclear weapons. • The US would allow Soviet ships past the 500 mile barrier around Cuba and the USSR would apologize for pointing nuclear missiles at US cities. • The US would not invade Cuba and the USSR would remove their  missiles from Cuba.

50. Compared to public support for US involvement in the Korean War, public support of the US military intervention in southeast Asia during the 1960s and early 1970s is best described as • more controversial • a little bit stronger • much stronger • about the same