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Question 1

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 2

President Kennedy’s ambitious plan for the nation was called

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the New Frontier.

Question 3

Which of the following was a physical symbol of the split between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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the Berlin Wall

Question 4

Americans who supported the Vietnam War were called

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hawks.

Question 5

Which program did President Kennedy establish to help other nations?

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the Peace Corps

Question 6

By 1968, a majority of Americans

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believed that the Vietnam War was a mistake.

Question 7

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

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the 1973 cease-fire

Question 8

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 9

What was one result of the broadcasting of the Army-McCarthy hearings on television?

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McCarthy lost the support of the American public.

Question 10

Following World War II, the organization known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed because

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anti-Communist nations needed to show they were united.

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