8.7 Foreign Policy

What was the 38th Parallel?

• A military strategy used during the Cold War

• An imaginary line marking the boundary between North and South Korea after World War II

• A federal legislation to end racial discrimination

• A competition between nations to develop military technologies

What was the main goal of the Arms Race?

• To deliver food and other essential supplies to West Berlin

• To overthrow the government of Cuba

• To develop and acquire the most advanced and powerful military technologies, weapons, and strategies

• To ensure racial segregation in public schools

During which period did the Baby Boom occur?

• 1946 to 1964

• 1953 to 1970

• 1961 to 1975

• 1945 to 1955

What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

• A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case

• An operation to deliver supplies to West Berlin

• An attempt by the United States to overthrow the government of Cuba

• A civil rights protest by African-American children and teenagers

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To deliver essential supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade

• To find and remove Soviet missiles in Cuba

• To create a demilitarized zone

What is Brinkmanship?

• A policy where a country pushes a crisis to the brink of disaster to force compromise

• A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision

• A federal act to end racial discrimination

• A strategy to prevent the spread of communism

What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?

• It was a policy to prevent the spread of communism

• It was an operation to deliver supplies during a blockade

• It was a landmark case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional

• It was an attempt to overthrow the government of Cuba

What was the purpose of The Children's March?

• To deliver supplies to West Berlin

• To protest against the treatment and segregation they faced, and to demand civil rights and equality

• To find and remove Soviet missiles in Cuba

• To push a crisis to the brink of disaster to force compromise

What did The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aim to achieve?

• To establish a demilitarized zone

• To deliver essential supplies to West Berlin

• To end racial discrimination and segregation in public facilities, employment, and education

• To prevent the spread of communism

What was the goal of Containment during the Cold War?

• To deliver essential supplies to West Berlin

• To end racial discrimination and segregation

• To prevent the spread of communism beyond its existing borders

• To push a crisis to the brink of disaster to force compromise