The Vietnam War — Unit test Answers

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

The assassination of President Kennedy

An alleged attack on US Navy ships by North Vietnam

The United States declaration of war against North Vietnam

The usage of the draft to recruit soldiers in the United States

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Why did the system of government in the Soviet Union help to create conflict with the United States after World War II?

The Soviet system of government did not allow its people to choose their own leaders, which the United States thought was wrong.

The Soviet system of government did not allow the USSR to join the United Nations, which the United States thought was wrong.

The Soviet system of government encouraged people to immigrate to the United States, which the United States thought was wrong.

The Soviet system of government gave the people in Eastern Europe too much freedom, which the United States thought was wrong.

Which leader was backed by the United States during the Korean War?

Ho Chi Minh

Syngman Rhee

Mao Zedong

Kim Il-Sung

Which portion of the Space Race did the United States complete before the Soviet Union?

launching a manned satellite

landing a man on the moon

launching an unmanned satellite

landing a man on mars

How did television contribute to the conformity of the 1950s?

Television shows encouraged people to be individuals.

Television aired only news and information programs.

Television portrayed a lifestyle that many people tried to imitate.

Television programming had little creativity or new ideas.

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

McCarthy accused Eisenhower of being a communist.

McCarthy cast suspicion on the activities of the HUAC.

McCarthy claimed that there were communists in the US military.

McCarthy accused people in the film industry of being communists.

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