Help with History please
Question 1.1. Using the example of the “domino theory” for his foreign policy, Eisenhower suggested that if Vietnam fell to the Communists, then other nations would follow. Which was NOT an example that he often used?
Thailand
Burma
India
Indonesia
Question 2.2. Lyndon Johnson’s approach to Vietnam was:
Removing all Americans from Vietnam
Significantly increasing US involvement in Vietnam by sending group troops.
De-escalation.
moderation.
Question 3.3. Kennedy used which symbol as a metaphor for many of his initiatives?
Frontier
Space
Dream
Mountaintop
Question 4.4. In their critique of 1950s culture, which of the following did the Beats not advocate?
Recreational drugs
Experimental writing
The suburban lifestyle
Uprootedness
Question 5.5. Which of the following terms best describes Eisenhower’s foreign policies during his presidency?
Massive containment
Massive retaliation
Massive aggression
Massive brinkmanship
Question 6.6. George Kennan was a US diplomat assigned to the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Which of the following is he best known for?
Developing the Strategy of Containment.
Writing NSC-68.
Negotiating a cease-fire in the Korean War.
Being targeted in the Red Scare.
Question 7.7. The growing Cold War was also the centerpiece of political events, even those not directly related to the United States and the Soviet Union. There was a rise of nationalism in many parts of the world that did not have an explicit tie to either side in the Cold War. Which region during this period did not experience unaligned nationalism?
Africa
Middle East
Europe
Southeast Asia
Question 8.8. During his time in office, Kennedy did which of the following in Southeast Asia?
Pulled all Americans out of Vietnam
Increased the US military commitment in Vietnam
Re-established the French as imperial rulers in Vietnam.
Threatened the use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam
Question 9.9. Which of the following was true about US involvement in Vietnam?
Vietnam had natural resources that were vital to the United States.
The United States had long-standing political and economic ties to the area, reaching back to the 1800s.
President Eisenhower, inspired by the Domino Theory, sent military aid to the French in 1954.
President Eisenhower was worried about the situation in Vietnam during the 1950s based on the Domino Theory but took no action.
Question 10.10. The Supreme Court Justices believed that desegregation should take place “with all deliberate speed.” This statement resulted in which of the following?
Immediate desegregation of schools all over the nation.
Confusion, as some areas immediate began to desegregate and others delayed it.
No desegregation of schools anywhere in the nation.
The implementation of busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
