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1
Q

In what year was the national Jewish state in Palestine created?

A

1948

2
Q

Conflict ensued in 1956 and 1967 between Egypt and Israel over what?

A

Use of the Suez Canal

3
Q

In the 1950s and 1960s, what nation equipped Middle Eastern nations to fight against Israel?

A

Soviet Union

4
Q

In 1973, an oil embargo of the United States courtesy of OPEC in the Middle East, was a result of what?

A

The United States aided Israel in the Yom Kippur War

5
Q

The Eisenhower Doctrine was created to support which Middle East nation from the communist takeover?

A

Lebanon

6
Q

In the 1960s, where in Africa would you find persecution of Christians by communists and economic chaos?

A

Congo

7
Q

The Vietnam War is a clear example of what American policy against Communism?

A

Containment

8
Q

What is the Gulf of Tonkin?

When Vietnamese torpedoes attacked two United States destroyers

An attack on the 17th Parallel

Some say a fabricated incident to give the United States permission to go to war

A

When Vietnamese torpedoes attacked two United States destroyers

Some say a fabricated incident to give the United States permission to go to war

9
Q

Why was the Tet Offensive seen as a victory over the United States?

University students protested against the war.

Journalists began to portray it as a Viet Cong victory.

It was a definite defeat of the United States.

A

Journalists began to portray it as a Viet Cong victory.

University students protested against the war.

10
Q

United States President Richard Nixon wanted to withdraw American troops and replace them with South Vietnamese soldiers during the policy of what?

A

Vietnamization

11
Q

What did the Soviets launch first to lead the race to space?

A

A satellite known as Sputnik

12
Q

The Soviet Union launched the first what into Space?

A

Human

13
Q

What major achievement allowed the United States to lead the Space race?

A

Landing on the moon

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