The Cold War

Question 1

This a strategy designed to keep communism from spreading. It was used by the U.S. to combat the Soviet Union, and eventually Vietnam, Laos, Germany, and Cuba.

Answer 1

Containment

Question 2

The goal of this decision was ultimately to prevent South Vietnam from succumbing to Communism.

Answer 2

US involvement in Vietnam War

Question 3

The launch of this triggered competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the ‘space race’. It shocked America into enlarging their space program after 1957.

Answer 3

Sputnik

Question 4

A violent protest occurred at this event amidst campaigning for the 1968 presidential election. The violence drew attention to the war and the belief that democrats were to blame.

Answer 4

Democratic National Convention (1968)

Question 5

Legislation passed in 1958 by president Eisenhower because of his belief that students in the U.S. were falling behind their communist counterparts and sought to reform the national curriculum.

Answer 5

National Defense Education Act

Question 6

During his farewell address, President Eisenhower warned against this, believing that advancement wont be achieved through defense spending and politico-military relationships.

Answer 6

Military-industrial complex

Question 7

The U.S. sought to declare war on communism following the outbreak of armed conflict in Korea with the help of the United Nations. They hoped to establish peace and remove communist invaders.

Answer 7

United Nations’ role in the Korean War

Question 8

This conflict, fought during 1950-1953, began when North Korea invaded South Korea. It was the United States’ first action against communism after WWII.

Answer 8

Korean War

Question 9

This was the longest conflict in U.S. history, lasting 25 years; It was a ‘proxy’ war; The Soviet and China supported North Vietnam, while the U.S. supported South Vietnam.

Answer 9

The Vietnam War

Question 10

This began when the U.S was notified that the Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba. The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. narrowly avoided a nuclear confrontation.

Answer 10

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 11

Republican senator from Wisconsin who rose to power by instigating fear in communism. His name was used as a term for accusing and detaining suspects to minimize communism.

Answer 11

Joseph R. McCarthy

Question 12

This belief, notably held by President Eisenhower, claimed that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of South Asia would fall as well.

Answer 12

Domino Theory

Question 13

An armistice reached on July 27, 1953 marked this major event, but little was actually achieved. There are still unresolved issues and a sustained conflict between North and South Korea.

Answer 13

End of the Korean War

Question 14

This was presented to Congress by President Johnson as a result of an alleged attack by North Vietnamese patrol boats on U.S. Navy ships, committing the U.S. to respond.

Answer 14

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 15

This was a program established by President John F. Kennedy that promoted democracy and shunned communism.

Answer 15

The Peace Corps

Question 16

A major offensive against South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. This was a turning point in the war that displayed the failing effort of the war to the American public.

Answer 16

Tet Offensive

Question 17

In 1961 Kennedy ordered trained anti-communist Cuban forces to land at this location to invade and neutralize Cuba. This plan turned into a fiasco, and the forces Kennedy sent were captured.

Answer 17

Bay of Pigs

Question 18

President Kennedy called for a greater focus on these subjects and advocated for overall higher education standards in response to the launch of Sputnik.

Answer 18

Focus on math and science

Question 19

Also referred to as the National Liberation Front, this was the revolutionary political arm of North Vietnam and the primary enemy of the U.S.

Answer 19

Viet Cong