American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test

Question 1

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

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Syngman Rhee

Question 2

Americans who supported the Vietnam War were called

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hawks.

Question 3

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

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landing a man on the moon

Question 4

Which of the following is a major concern for North Korea today?

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producing enough food for its people

Question 5

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 6

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

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the question of whether UN forces should have invaded China

Question 7

Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam War through the strategy of Vietnamization

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did not appease most American citizens.

Question 8

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 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

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.

American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test Answers