1. COLD WAR – VIETNAM WAR Quarter 4 Assessment - Review

2. True or False? Between 1940 and 1955, personal incomes decreased sharply for many Americans.

3. False.

4. True or False Eisenhower’s defense policy resulted in significant cuts in military spending.

5. Answer True

6. True or False Many American officials believed that the Depression had caused World War II.

7. Answer True

8. True or False On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded the south, rapidly driving back the poorly, equpped South Korean forces

9. Answer True

10. True or False. In 1968 the American people were shocked that an enemy supposedly on the verge of defeat could launch such a large-scale attack as the Tet offensive of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese.

11. Answer. True

12. At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up if Stalin agreed to a. Allow free enterprise in Poland b. Allow Poland to trade with the West c. Hold free elections there as soon as possible d. Give up his demand for reparations from Germany

13. Answer C Hold free elections there as soon as possible.

14. The Long Telegram resulted in a. The Marshall Plan b. The establishment of the CIA c. The Berlin airlift d. The containment policy

15. Answer D The Containment Policy

16. After WWII, labor unrest was triggered by a. Rising inflation b. Falling wages c. Lack of jobs d. Poor working conditions

17. Answer A Rising inflation

18. Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for a. Containment b. World economic recovery c. World peace d. American prosperity

19. Answer A Containment

20. Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his witch hunt by a. Accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy b. Saying that there were spies in the United States Army c. Urging the House Un-American Activities Committee to hold open hearings d. Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department

21. Answer D Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department.

22. The Korean war resulted in a. Victory for North Korea b. Victory for South Korea c. Victory for the United Nations d. Containment but no victory

23. Answer D Containment but not victory

24. To benefit from a cheaper labor pool, some businesses in the 1950s began to a. Hire African Americans b. Hire teenagers c. Expand overseas d. Move to the Sunbelt

25. Answer C Expand Overseas

26. This was formed after World War II for the purpose of mutual defense.

27. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

28. This allowed many returning soldiers to attend college following WWII.

29. The GI Bill

30. The Taft Hartley Act outlawed the Closed Shop, prohibited featherbedding and this…

31. Allowed right to work laws.

32. Compared to earlier campaigns, the 1960 presidential race made new use of _____.

33. Television

34. With Canada’s agreement, this was built to aid international shipping.

35. The Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway.

36. By the middle of the 1900s, what group of people were the poorest in the nation?

37. Native Americans

38. Who was Dwight Eisenhower’s running mate in the presidential election of 1952?

39. Richard Nixon

40. In 1953 Americans were shocked with the Soviets tested the a. Sputnik satellite b. First fallout shelters c. Hydrogen bomb d. HUAC

41. Answer C Hydrogen Bomb

42. What four countries divided Germany into four “zones”?

43. United States Great Britain France Soviet Union

44. The federal government’s termination policy was intended to a. End poverty in the inner city by replacing slums with new high-rise buildings b. Bring Native Americans into mainstream society c. Fight juvenile delinquency d. End the dependence of poor Americans on government aid.

45. B Bring Native Americans into mainstream society

46. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?

47. Nikita Khrushchev

48. In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in a state court had the right to this

49. A lawyer

50. Young protestors especially focused on what they saw as an unfair a. Draft system b. Credibility gap c. Teach-in d. Division of Vietnam

51. Answer A Draft System

52. North Korea received military weapons and other support from the Soviet Union and ________.

53. China

54. Name for President Johnson’s vision of the more perfect and equitable society the U.S. could and should become.

55. Great Society

56. Who was the first African American to serve in the cabinet as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

57. Robert Weaver

58. What Communist countries came to be called because they had to remain Communist and follow Soviet policies.

59. Satellite Nations

60. An imaginary line that separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West.

61. “Iron Curtain”

62. This “line” divided Korea into two separate nations.

63. 38 th Parallel

64. FBI director who urged HUAC to hold public hearings on Communist subversion.

65. J. Edgar Hoover

66. This became an epidemic in the post war years.

67. polio

68. Southern Democrats in the 1948 Presidential Election

69. Dixiecrats

70. Rapidly increasing birthrates between 1945 and 1961.

71. Baby Boom

72. The nation’s first computer, used to make military calculations.

73. ENIAC

74. This was dropped by American planes in Vietnam to take away to Vietcong’s cover by destroying the thick jungles.

75. Napalm

76. Very influential Supreme Court Chief Justice during the ’50s and ‘60s.

77. Earl Warren

78. Ensures that all people are treated the same by the court system.

79. Due Process

80. The way in which the states draw up political districts based on changes in population.

81. Reapportionment

82. President Kennedy’s legislative agenda.

83. New Frontier

84. Suspicion that the U.S. lagged behind the Soviets in weaponry.

85. Missile gap

86. Military alliance in Eastern Europe

87. Warsaw Pact

88. Deadly radiation left over after a nuclear blast.

89. fallout

90. Leader of Communist Cuba in 1953.

91. Fidel Castro

92. National health insurance program that provides for Americans 65 and older.

93. Medicare

94. Turning point in the Vietnam War.

95. Tet Offensive.

96. True or False? Ngo Dinh Diem was Catholic and discriminated against his country’s Buddhists.

97. True. He had thousands of Buddhists murdered.

98. True or False? Americans are still based in Korea today.

99. True.

100. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with this crime.

101. Passing atomic secrets to the Soviets.

102. This was formed for the purpose of mutual defense.

103. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

104. When the French left Vietnam, the U.S. stepped in to a. Make sure free elections were held, as specified by the Geneva Accords. b. Protect pro-Western government in the South. c. Act as peacekeepers along the border between North and South Vietnam. d. Try to cause a popular uprising against the Communist ruler in North Vietnam.

105. B; protect the pro-Western government in the South.

106. CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using a. Protest marches b. Boycotts c. Sit-ins d. threats

107. C C; sit-ins

108. This group was organized in an effort to integrate bus terminals.

109. The Freedom Riders

110. At the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this speech.

111. He gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

112. In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from entering a white high school by a. Closing the school b. Redrawing the school district c. Hiring the KKK d. Deploying the National Guard

113. D; deploying the National Guard

114. The purpose of this chemical was to destroy the dense foliage so that the enemy could not hide in the jungle.

115. Agent Orange

116. A main reason President Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would a. Bring China into the war b. Strengthen the North Vietnamese will to fight c. Result in a staggering loss of American lives d. Horrify the American public, ruining him politically.

117. A; would bring China into the war.

118. What was the result of the battle of Dien Bien Phu? a. President Johnson decided to send American troops into Vietnam. b. Regular North Vietnamese army units joined the Vietcong. c. President Nixon decided to pull American troops out of Vietnam. d. The French withdrew from Indochina.

119. D; the French withdrew

120. In South Vietnam, a monk set himself on fire to protest a. The war. b. Western influences on his country. c. Extreme religious ceremonies. d. Discrimination against Buddhists.

121. D; discrimination against Buddhists.

122. Daring attack that took North Koreans by surprise.

123. Inchon.