Practice Test

Question 1

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

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begin sustained bombing of North Vietnam.

Question 2

Why was there tension between the United States and the USSR after World War II?

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Their economies were based on different principles and systems.

Question 3

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

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superpowers competing for dominance in global affairs.

Question 4

What event led to the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

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An alleged attack on US Navy ships by North Vietnam

Question 5

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

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The USSR, according to a report, was ahead in ICBM technology.

Question 6

The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began when

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the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb.

Question 7

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

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the question of whether UN forces should have invaded China

Question 8

Which of the following saw a decrease in the United States during the 1950s?

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unemployment

Question 9

In the wake of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuba

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formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.

Question 10

When did the Bay of Pigs invasion into Cuba occur?

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in 1961

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