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| List 3 territorial changes in Europe caused by The Versailles Treaty. |
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1. Alsace-Lorraine
2. Rhineland
3. Polish Corridor+Danzig |
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| worked with international community |
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| List 3 characteristics of Hindenburg. |
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1. war hero
2. president
3. symbol of Germany's past glory |
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| Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution |
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| addressed emergency conditions |
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1. autobiography
2. manifesto
3. political statement |
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| The government responsible for the signing of the Versailles Treaty was |
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| What year did Hitler become chancellor? |
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| What did Nuremberg Laws do? |
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All of the following were associated with Munich except for:
a) Rhineland
b) appeasement
c) Neville Chamberlain
d) "Peace of our time" |
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| How did Nazi's occupy the Sudetenland? |
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| Through mutual agreement and treaty |
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| Why did Germany secure the Nazi/Soviet pact? (3 parts to answer) |
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1. Because of memories of WWI
2. To avoid a two-front war
3. Because he planned to invade Poland |
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| Great Britain declared a war on Germany after... |
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| T/F: During the 1920's, Germany was part of the League of Nations. |
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| The burning of the Reichstag building: (3 parts to answer) |
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1. Was shrouded in mystery in terms of who caused it
2.Was blamed on the Jews and Communists by Nazis
3. Is, by historians, believed to be the act of the Nazis |
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| The Beer Hall Putsch incident: (3 parts to answer) |
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1. Was orchestrated by Nazis
2. Landed Hitler in jail
3. Was an attempted take over of the local government |
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| Why was the Guadalcanal an important battle? |
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| It was an allied victory and turned the Japanese on retreat. |
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| What major difference did American soldiers experience while fighting Japanese soldiers that they did not experience while fighting German soldiers? |
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| Japanese fighters fought to the death, while Germans surrendered when defeat was imminent. |
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| The battle at Midway in the Pacific theatre was comparable to the D-Day landings in the European theatre because: |
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| The Allied success served as the turning point in the overall war against the enemy |
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| The strategy of "island hopping" was employed by the Americans in the pacific because it allowed the Americans to: (4 parts to answer) |
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1. gain land on their way to mainland Japan
2. remove Japanese presence in the islands in the Pacific
3. Gain bases for future attacks on the Japanese
4. Gain closer positioning to mainland Japan |
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| The Bataan Death March was a result of an American surrender at: |
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| The closer the American troops came to the Japanese mainland, the fiercer the Japanese resistance became. What battle was closest to the Japanese mainland that was fought by ground troops? |
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| What battle was significant in that it stopped the Japanese expansion into Australia and New Zealand? |
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Which term does not belong with the others?
a) Enola Gaye
b) B-29 varrier
c) Colonel Tibbets
d) Nagasaki |
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Which term does not belong with the others?
a) Bocks Car
b) Major Sweeney
c) B-29 Carrier
d) Hiroshima |
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| T/F: While vice president to FDR, Truman was unaware of the U.S. development of the atomic bomb. |
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| T/F: Before dropping the first bomb on Japan, the U.S. sought a surrender by the Japanese, warning them of the impending destruction. |
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| Why did the bombing of Nagasaki occur? |
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| Japan refused to surrender |
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| Why was it good that the Japanese surrendered after the second bombing? |
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| We had no atomic bombs left |
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| List 3 things American p.o.w.'s dealt with in the Philippines. |
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1. extreme heat and climates
2. extremely limited daily provisions of food and clean water
3. maggots and worms were found in their food |
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| Who oversaw the Midway battle? |
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| Who oversaw the ground troops in the Pacific theatre? |
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| Who oversaw the campaigns in North Africa and in Europe? |
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| Who oversaw the D-Day campaigns? |
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| The three major axis powers, as discussed in class notes were: |
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| Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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| The four major Allied Powers discussed in class notes were: |
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| Russia, Britain, France, and the U.S. |
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| The "Thousand Plane" raid was an example of: |
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| British bombings on German locations, such as Cologne, Germany |
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| Marshall Erwin Romnel was the German commander in the: |
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| Where did the Battle of El Alamein take place? |
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| List 4 parts of Operation Barbarossa. |
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1. German offensive
2. Russian retreat
3. Operation Scorched Earth instituted
4. Germany claims to new lands |
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| Who was part of the Yalta conference? (January 1945) |
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| FDR, Churchill, and Stalin |
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| Where is the city of Casablanca? |
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Each of the following were reached at Casablanca EXCEPT:
a. The United Nations would be developed at the end of the war
b. Allied invasion of Europe would begin in Italy
c. Allies will require an unconditional surrender by the Axis Powers
d. The D-Day invasion would be put on hold for a year, in order to plan it |
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| a. The United Nations would be developed at the end of the war |
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| Where is the city of Tehran? |
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| What major decision was reached at the Tehran Conference? |
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| Eisenhower would be the Supreme Commander of the D-Day invasions |
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| Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Omaha are related to: |
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| What major issue was discussed at the Yalta conference? |
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| Post-war Europe will have democratic elections |
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| T/F: The Soviets liberated Auschwitz. |
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| What happened at Elbe River? |
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| The Soviets and the Americans met |
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Each of the following was an immediate result of the D-Day victory EXCEPT:
a. Paris was liberated
b. The tide was turned in favor of the Allies for the war in Europe
c. France was liberated
d. Germany gave its unconditional surrender to the Allies, ending the war in Europe
e. The Allies gained a foot-hold in France to repel the Germans |
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| d. Germany gave its unconditional surrender to the Allies, ending the war in Europe |
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All of the following are true about Harry S. Truman, upon emerging as president after FDR's death EXCEPT:
a. He was not very well known among Americans
b. He personally did not feel comfortable moving into the role as president
c. His specific area of strength was in his foreign policy and diplomacy experience
d. he was a "lightweight" in comparison to FDR, because FDR had been president since 1933 |
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| c. His specific area of strength was in his foreign policy and diplomacy experience |
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| What major leaders were at the Potsdam Conference? |
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| Atlee, Truman, and Stalin |
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| In what year did the war end in both the European and Pacific theatres? |
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| In terms of wartime conferences, which option shows the correct chronological order? |
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| Atlantic Conference, Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam |
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| A crucial establishment of the early Cold War era occurred when: |
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| Germany divided into East Germany under Soviet control and a pro-American West Germany |
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| The NATO alliance represented a historic transformation in American foreign policy because: |
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| It committed the US to a permanent peacetime alliance with other nations |
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| The Truman Doctrine originally developed because of the communist threat to: |
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| The Red Scare was an era of hysteria about possible Communistic infiltration into: |
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| The Korean War broke out in 1950 when |
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| North Korea invaded South Korea |
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| The split between Truman and MacArthur is Korea was over MacArthur's desire to: |
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| Conduct a "total war" with China |
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| The Truman Doctrine committed the United States to: |
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| Stopping the spread of Communism |
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| The Soviet Union conducted a blockade of Berlin because: |
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| Increased concerns with the US concerning the Marshall Plan, Containment, and Western Germany |
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| From 1945-1950, American foreign policy focused: |
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| On rebuilding Western Europe and containing Soviet power there |
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| In his Long Telegram, George F. Kennan shaped what became America's foreign policy of: |
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| In 1949 Mao Zedong became the communist leader in |
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| Truman's Marshall Plan called for |
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| Substantial financial assistance for Western Europe |
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| President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of: |
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| In response to the Berlin Blockade, the United States: |
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| The Long Telegram was written by: |
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| Developed to counter NATO |
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Each of the following pertain to South Korea EXCEPT:
a. Formosa
b. Syngman Rhee
c. Inchon
d. Seoul
e. Pusan |
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| Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"? |
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| Atlee, Truman, and Stalin agreed upon the German Occupation Zones at which conference? |
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| When the United States sent troops to Korea, it did so after: |
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| The United Nations security Council authorized intervention |
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Which term is least connected with the others?
a. Kim Ill Sung
b. Yalu River
c. Pyongyang
d. North Korea
e. Pusan Perimeter |
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| What justification did the US have for fearing Soviet expansion? (4 parts to answer) |
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1. Soviet violation of the Potsdam agreement
2. Soviet-style puppet governments established in Eastern Europe
3. The Berlin Blockade incident
4. Disagreements about post-war policy |
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| What justification did the Soviets use to argue that the US was attempting to control Europe? (4 parts to answer) |
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1. The Marshall Plan
2. The Containment Policy
3. The US's designs to create West Germany
4. The Truman Doctrine |
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Each of the following describes the political landscape across Europe during the Cold War EXCEPT:
a. Germany divided between the allies
b. Berlin divided by the allies
c. Soviet Union is a communistic state
d. Free elections in Western and Eastern Europe
e. US involvement in the European politics |
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| d. Free elections in Western and Eastern Europe |
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| The Cold War years began in: |
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| Post-war plans about dividing Germany and Europe into occupation zones began at: |
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The Iron Curtain:
a. was a metaphor
b. was spoken about by Churchill
c. divided eastern bloc states from western democracies
d. ran north to south
e. all of the above |
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| The "Father of Containment" was: |
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| What explanations did Kennan give to explain the actions of the Soviet government? (3 parts to answer) |
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1. They felt inferior to western government
2. they had a policy of expansion
3. Their form of government inherently had a suppression of civil liberties |
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| In regards the US's Marshal Plan, the Soviets: |
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| Believed America's intention was to expand its sphere of influence |
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| The NATO alliance represented a historic transformation in American foreign policy because: |
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| It committed the US to a permanent peacetime alliance with other nations |
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| The Truman Doctrine originally developed because of the communist threat to: |
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| The relationship between Truman and MacArthur in Korea resulted in: |
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| a recall of MacArthur by the president |
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| The Soviet Union conducted a blockade of Berlin because: |
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| Increased US tensions such as the Marshall Plan, Containment, and securing Western Germany |
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| What was Eisenhower's vice president? |
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| Who was Eisenhower's Secretary of State? |
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| What foreign policy shift did Eisenhower pursue that differed from the Truman administration? |
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The Strategic Air Command:
a. Allowed the US to invest in military technology
b. Reduced the number of ground troops
c. Would provide more outcome for the money invested
d. all of the above |
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| The Russian counterpart to Eisenhower was: |
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| The political shift in the world before and after WW2 can be described as _____ before WW2 ________ after WW2 across the globe. |
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| colonial possessions/nationalistic uprisings |
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After WW2, countries that did not favor either the US or the USSR were known as:
a. non-aligned states
b. third-world countries
c. all of the above
d. none of the above |
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| In 1945, the US was the only country with a nuclear weapon. By the 1950s, the US and USSR both had nuclear weapons, capable of destroying the other. What term describes this? |
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| M.A.D.-Mutually assured destruction |
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Mossadegh was:
a. democratically elected
b. nationalistic
c. well-educated
d. pro-iranian
e. all of the above |
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Each of the following tactics were used by the CIA in regards to Mossadegh EXCEPT:
a. propaganda, smear campaign
b. paying US dollars to insiders who would support the CIA's mission
c. Aligning with Moscow to accomplish the mission of the CIA
d. Paying US dollars to military leaders |
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| c. Aligning with Moscow to accomplish the mission of the CIA |
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What event happened in Iran in 1953?
a. US orchestrated coup d'etat?
b. Nationalization of Iranian oil
c. British assisted coup d'etat
d. Shift in Iranian leadership
e. All of the above |
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Each of the following was a policy or program in the JFK administration EXCEPT:
a. Flexible response
b. Peace corps
c. Massive retaliation
d. Alliance for progress |
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| The Alliance for Progress mostly dealt with the US policy toward which area? |
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| The Bay of Pigs invasion took place in what country? |
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| Castro was the leader of what country? |
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| The Berlin Wall was constructed in order to: |
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| Keep Berliners from escaping to democratic West Berlin |
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| T/F: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a crisis primarily between the US and the Soviet Union. |
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| JFK responded to the tensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis by: |
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| Instituting a naval blockade and quarantine |
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| T/F: The Peace Corps helped mostly citizens of Western Europe. |
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| The vice president to JFK was: |
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| Johnson's policy toward Cuba: |
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| Included the JFK trade embargo against Cuba |
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| Describe Johnson during his presidency. |
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| Provided government programs to help the poor |
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| In what region of the world was LBJ most entrenched in a foreign conflict? |
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| Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam? |
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| Concerns about the Domino Theory |
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| Who won the 1968 presidential election? |
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| The Mann Doctrine impacted which part of the globe: |
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| In the Gulf of Tonkin incident: |
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| The US was fired upon by North Vietnam |
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| The Gulf of Tonkin incident resulted in: |
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| The US escalating its presence, commitment, and fighting in Vietnam |
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| Regarding the Gulf of Tonkin, who reported that "the attack was unprovoked by the US" at the time of the incident? |
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| Secretary of Defense, McNamara |
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| The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: |
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| Gave the president unlimited authority and power in the war |
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| The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution happened: |
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| just days after the Gulf of Tonkin incident |
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| In Vietnam, Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" could be described as: |
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| A gradual withdrawal by the United States from Vietnam. |
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| The Nixon Doctrine stated that: |
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| The US honor its current commitments but in the future, other countries will have to fight their own wars |
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| Why was Nixon's "Cambodionizing" of the Vietnam war so controversial? |
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| It demonstrated a departure from his campaign promise of "vietnamization" |
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| Why were the Pentagon Papers so controversial? |
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1. Revealed top secret plans
2. Demonstrated that the American government had not been completely truthful
3. Damaged the credibility of the US government |
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| Congress' passage of the War Powers Act: |
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| Demonstrated its growing concern over the President's handling the war. |
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