The Cold War

Question 1

State official who suggested that soviet expansion be resisted.

Answer 1

George Kennan

Question 2

Announced the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe

Answer 2

George Marshall

Question 3

Founder of North Korea

Answer 3

Kim Il-sung

Question 4

General who has a plan to invade Korea behind enemy lines

Answer 4

Douglas MacArthur

Question 5

Senator from Wisconsin

Answer 5

Joseph McCarthy

Question 6

Leader of Soviet Union after Stalin

Answer 6

Nikita Khrushchev

Question 7

Pilot who was shot down by the soviets

Answer 7

Francis Gary Powers

Question 8

Communitstic dictator of North Vietnam

Answer 8

Ho Chi Minh

Question 9

Commander of US forces in Vietnam

Answer 9

William Westmoreland

Question 10

Secretary of state for nixon

Answer 10

Henry Kissinger

Question 11

Artist who made the Vietnam memorial in Washington DC

Answer 11

Maya Lin

Question 12

Resisting the expansion of communism

Answer 12

Containment

Question 13

Proposal that US and USSR spy in the open over countries

Answer 13

Open Skies

Question 14

Soviet union launches a satellite over earth

Answer 14

Sputnik*

Question 15

The knowledge shared by the us and soviet union that an attack by either would lead to destruction on both ends

Answer 15

Mutually-assured destruction

Question 16

Blockade of Cuba during

Answer 16

Quarantine

Question 17

The belief south Vietnam fell to communism that the rest would follow

Answer 17

Domino effect

Question 18

Chemical used to destroy plants and sprayed around Vietnam

Answer 18

Agent Orange*

Question 19

Technique used in Vietnam to enter an area to look through and kills and destroy their property

Answer 19

Search-and-destroy

Question 20

Encouraged the war to continue

Answer 20

Hawks

Question 21

Opposed the war

Answer 21

Doves

Question 22

A condition soldiers got after war or battle

Answer 22

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 23

People who are fleeting their country because of fear of persecution and seek safety elsewhere

Answer 23

Refugees

Question 24

An attempt to ease tensions and improve relations with US and Soviet Union

Answer 24

Détente

Question 25

Where General Mac Arthur group landed behind enemy lines

Answer 25

Inchon

Question 26

Body of water that Vietnam attacked US with gunboats

Answer 26

Gulf of Tongkin

Question 27

When the US wants broadcast to bring our side of the story to the cold war to eastern Europe

Answer 27

Radio Free Europe

Question 28

Government Agency to train for spying

Answer 28

Central Intelligence Agency

Question 29

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Answer 29

Started by US, Canada, and European Allies

Question 30

National Defense Education Act

Answer 30

To provide gov funding in advanced programs in math science and endangering

Question 31

Provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 (3)

Answer 31

1. Air force is separate service. (Army Air Core/Air Force) 2. National Security Council 3. CIA

Question 32

Goals of the Marshall Plan (4)

Answer 32

1. Opening markets, creating investment op, for American Businesses 2. Stabilize the European economy 3. Improve standard of living for europeans 4. Undermine support- socialists

Question 33

Reason for the Soviet blockade of Berlin

Answer 33

They did not support out British, French, US idea to unite Germany

Question 34

When did the Korean War end?

Answer 34

It hasn't ended

Question 35

Provisions of the Geneva Peace Accords of 1954 (4)

Answer 35

1. French leave SE Asia 2. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Independent 3. Vietnam divided 4. A date set of Vietnam elections

Question 36

Reason why Congress added the words “under God” to the Pledge and “in God we trust” to our money

Answer 36

We want to demonstrate out religion values from the communist who are atheists

Question 37

Purpose of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Answer 37

Banning testing on Nuclear devices on the atmosphere

Question 38

Actions taken by Lyndon Johnson in escalating the war in Vietnam (4)

Answer 38

1. Increase Economic assistance on Vietnam 2. Increase convert operation 3. Bomb North Vietnam 4. Deploy Us combat troops

Question 39

Outcome of the North Vietnamese lunar New Year offensive of 1968

Answer 39

Overwhelming victory for the US and South Vietnam

Question 40

Provisions of Richard Nixon’s strategy for ending the U.S. combat role in Vietnam (4)

Answer 40

1. Peace talks with N. Vietnamese 2. Bomb N. Vietnamese supply routes in Laos 3. Covert ground ops in Cambodia 4. Gradually withdraw US combat troops and handover to S. Vietnamese

Question 41

Purpose of the War Powers Act; reason why every President has ignored it

Answer 41

If the president deploys troops to combat for more than 60 days he must get congressional approval , since he doesnt need permission from congress since the president is the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States

Question 42

Approximate number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War

Answer 42

58,000 (8 Women)

Question 43

Action Gerald Ford wanted to take following the North Vietnamese invasion of the south; reason why he couldn’t

Answer 43

Congress refused to give money

Question 44

Jimmy Carter’s response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Answer 44

Boycotts the US from going to Summer Olympics

Question 45

Describe in detail the causes of the Cold War. (3)

Answer 45

1. USSR seeks to spread commuinism- US resits 2. Atomic bomb- we have it, soviet wants it 3. Lend-Lease ends Soviets is upset. No more free military goodies

Question 46

CIA

Answer 46

Central Intelligence Agency