Practice Test Answers

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization combined the military strength of

How did some young men who were drafted during the Vietnam War avoid military service?

As a result of the concept of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War,

Which of these best describes a tactic used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War?

Which of these events contributed to Joseph McCarthy’s rise to power during the early 1950s?

Which event marked the end of American military involvement in the Vietnam War?

Jonas Salk became well known in the early 1950s because he

What was the “missile gap” identified in the 1950s?

Which of the following inventions of the 1950s made other inventions possible?

In the 1960s, a form of protest known as a teach-in typically

Which best describes the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

One cause of the Cold War was the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union were both

Which of these statements best describes the action that ultimately ended public support for Senator McCarthy’s investigations?

One major goal of the Mercury program was to send a manned spacecraft into orbit and to

In the midst of the Korean War, the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur centered on which of these issues?

Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

In 1965, President Johnson immediately used the authority of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was designed to prevent

Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were

When did the Bay of Pigs invasion into Cuba occur?