The War in Vietnam — Unit test

Question 1

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 2

What was an effect of US troops leaving Vietnam in 1973?

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Vietnam became communist.

Question 3

Which program did President Kennedy establish to help other nations?

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the Peace Corps

Question 4

President Kennedy’s ambitious plan for the nation was called

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the New Frontier.

Question 5

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 6

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

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McCarthy claimed that there were communists in the US military.

Question 7

Which event occurred in October of 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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American spy planes photographed Soviet missile bases on the island.

Question 8

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

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unemployment

Question 9

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 10

Why was President Truman considered to be weak on communism despite the federal government’s measures to investigate communists?

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Fear of communism had reached a level that bordered on hysteria, and Truman’s actions did little to make it go away.

The War in Vietnam — Unit test Answers