Unit Seven Test Review

The biggest impact of the Tet Offensive was...

• The complete defeat of South Vietnamese forces

• The capture of Ho Chi Minh by American troops

• A loss of confidence in the United States government

• The complete defeat of North Vietnamese forces

Immediately after World War Two, the relationship between the US and USSR became strained because...

• The United States used military force in Korea

• The Soviets blocked the United States from joining the UN

• Each country wanted to be the #1 power in space

• Both countries considered the other a threat to their security.

What is Domino Theory?

• The conspiracy that Domino's Pizza is actually running the US government

• The belief that one country becoming Communist will cause others to do the same.

• It's kinda like Checkers Theory, or maybe even Tic-Tac-Toe Theory, but NOTHING like Chess Theory.

• The idea that the strongest Asian nation will be the last standing when the others have all fallen to Communism

How did rock and roll impact younger generations?

• It promoted traditional values

• It increased the fear of communist expansion

• It reminded them of pre-war days

• It instilled a sense of freedom

After the US put missiles in Turkey and Italy, the Soviets put missiles in Cuba. This caused the...

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Arms Race

• Space Race

• Cold War

How did JFK respond to missiles in Cuba?

• He blockaded the island

• AIRSTRIKES! HE BOMBED THEM! HE KEPT BOMBING THEM!

• He negotiated with Fidel Castro

• He successfully invaded and conquered Cuba

What is the primary purpose of NATO

• To aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

• To bring greater equality to the economies of Europe

• To halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia

• To unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression

Describe McCarthyism

• Deportation of U.S. naturalized citizens to their mother country

• Impeachment of high-ranking members of the U.S. Congress

• Accusations of un-American activities against U.S. citizens

• Censorship of U.S. daily newspapers through the nation

What was the primary objective of U.S. policies such as the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan?

• Containing the spread of communism globally

• Deterring a soviet invasion of the United States

• Eliminating Soviet ideology in Eastern Europe

• Monitoring the activities of radicals within American society

The principal goal of the United Nations has been to...

• Develop military alliances around the world.

• Regulate the use of atomic energy.

• Promote peaceful solutions to world problems.

• Encourage expansion of international trade.