- This line of latitude separates communist North Korea and the U.S.- backed Republic of Korea. response
- All of these were effects of the 1965 Voting Rights Act EXCEPTA) an increase in African American voters. B) an outlawing of literacy tests for voting. C) Federal oversight of elections in the South. D) greater support for Kennedy's domestic plans.
- The truce agreement that stopped the fighting in the Korean War in 1953A) made North Korea and South Korea a united country. B) left North Korea and South Korea divided at the 38th parallel. C) placed North Korea and South Korea under United Nations control. D) required North Korea and South Korea to form democratic governments.
- "In my opinion, the State Department, which is one of the most important government departments, is thoroughly infested with Communists." (February 1950) This quote would most likely be attributed toA) President Ronald Reagan. B) Senator Joseph McCarthy. C) General George C. Marshall. D) President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- Which of these was an outcome of the "Army-McCarthy Hearings" in early 1954?A) McCarthy was court martialed for treason. B) The Army continued to send troops to Asia. C) McCarthy's accusations of communist infiltration of the government were discredited. D) The Army was found to have violated international law in committing war crimes in Korea.
- Which of these correctly explains the outcome of the Watergate scandal?A) Nixon resigned as President. B) Nixon won the Election of 1972. C) Nixon was impeached but found not guilty. D) Nixon was impeached and removed from office.
- This was the act of genocide carried out by Germany on the Jewish population of Europe. response
- Which of these most accurately represents the outcome of the Korean War?A) South Korea won. B) North Korea won. C) the United States won. D) Containment was successful.
- Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly outlining rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. response
- All of these are associated with the Cold War EXCEPTA) the McCarthy era. B) the Berlin Airlift. C) the nuclear arms race. D) the sinking of the Lusitania.
- Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?A) appeasement B) containment C) elimination D) indifference
- The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation betweenA) Cuba and Venezuela. B) the Soviet Union and Cuba. C) Cuba and the Dominican Republic. D) the United States and the Soviet Union.
- This is an international organization created by the U.S. and its allies in 1949 to prevent attacks by the Soviet Union. response
- In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great BritainA) blockaded Cuba in retaliation to Soviet actions. B) broke off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. C) instituted an economic boycott of all imported Soviet goods. D) began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods.
- this is an international organization created following World War II to provide a way to negotiate disputes. response
- What country found itself divided into communist and non-communist zones at some point during the 20th century?A) Canada B) Germany C) Thailand D) United States
- This was a national conflict in an Asian country aided by Russia in the North and the U.S. in the South (1950-1953). response
- The political cartoon illustrates the heated standoff between John F. Kennedy and __________, leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.A) Joseph Stalin B) Vladamir Putin C) Nikita Khruschev D) Mikhail Gorbachev
- Map of Germany Which of these is the MOST appropriate title for this map?A) Germany in 1918 B) Germany in 1933 C) Germany in 1946 D) Germany in 1991
- What role did the "17th Parallel" play in the Vietnam War?A) It was also known as the "Ho Chi Minh Trail." B) It marked the furthest advance north by South Vietnam. C) It marked the furthest advance south by North Vietnam. D) It divided Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.