The Cold War — Test Answers

Why were Viet Cong forces constantly on the move during the Vietnam War?

Many people in the United States and Europe held protests related to the Rosenbergs’ trial because they thought that the Rosenbergs

Which best describes Nixon’s assessment of how Americans felt about the Vietnam War when he became president in 1969?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the television sitcoms of the 1950s?

Which statement best characterizes how US citizens reacted to the Tet Offensive?

What was the “car culture” of the 1950s?

During the 1950s, an increase in the number of marriages and births fueled

One post-war goal of the United States that created tension with the USSR was

What might have made the Rosenbergs seem dangerous to the US government of the 1950s?

The Berlin blockade after World War II showed Europeans that the USSR

Which correctly characterizes the different post-war goals of the United States and the Soviet Union?

After peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam stalled, which occurred first?

In May of 1970, which event increased Americans’ mistrust of their government?

Which statement best describes the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

How is the Marshall Plan an example of Cold War tactics?

What was Ho Chi Minh’s main goal when he became the leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam in 1940?

How did the Soviet Union maintain control of East Germany after World War II?

The Senate committee that investigated Joseph McCarthy’s original claim of communists in the government concluded that

How does the concept of competition relate to the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

In 1965, as the conflict in Vietnam intensified, the United States