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Modern US History - Unit 3 Review

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  • This program undertaken during the Truman administration gave financial assistance to Western European countries to rebuild their economies after World War II.
    Marshall Plan
  • Convicted of treason and executed for providing U.S. nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union
    The Rosenbergs
  • The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam and handing the war over to the South Vietnam military was known by THIS TERM and was the objective of President Nixon when he entered office.
    Vietnamization
  • The United States supported THIS government and its leadership during the Vietnam War.
    South Vietnam; Ngo Dien Diem's government
  • Identify ONE program created in LBJ's Great Society.
    Head Start, Medicare, Medicaid, PBS, National Endowment of the Arts, immigration reform, Food Stamps
  • nickname given to participants of the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s.
    Hippies
  • Identify ONE achievement of civil rights legislation accomplished by the Lyndon Johnson Administration.
    1) voting rights, 2) open housing (banned racial discrimination in housing), 3) no racial discrimination in public accomodations (businesses open to the public)
  • The image above depicts what 1968 event?
    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Identify ONE example of an accomplishment of  'relaxed tensions' (detente) between the two Cold War superpowers that is demonstrated in this cartoon and accomplished by President Nixon.
    SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
  • a burglary at this office complex in Washington D.C. eventually led President Nixon to resign from office because of his involvement in the "cover-up" of the operation.
    Watergate
  • Identify ONE example of detente (relaxed tensions) that President Nixon implemented during his administration regarding the Cold War.
    President Nixon visits (communist) China, SALT talks begin; Vietnamization
  • The image depicted here illustrates what 1963 event?
    Assassination of John F. Kennedy
  • What was the nickname given to a segment of the American population who were critical of the counterculture subculture and/or supported the national government's policy in Vietnam?
    the 'silent majority'
  • A liquid gelatin-like substance that was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War that created firebomb effect
    Napalm
  • This is the location of the fatal shooting deaths of 4 college students by members of the national guard as part of a campus protest against the Nixon administration's handling of the Vietnam War
    Kent St. University (Ohio)
  • Nickname given to individuals who refused to testify and answer questions from members of Congress investigating communist subversion in American society; these individuals were 'blacklisted' and their careers damaged/ruined as a result
    Hollywood 10
  • This is the nickname given to the herbicide used by American forces in Vietnam to destroy jungle vegetation.
    Agent Orange
  • Sending combat troops into Vietnam and the peak involvement of U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War occurred under THIS U.S. president.
    President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
  • What event was the FIRST time that President Truman took action to keep communism from spreading in Europe?
    Berlin airlift
  • Identify ONE characteristic of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991.
    proxy wars (ie. Korean War or Vietnam War), nuclear arms race, space race
  • The launching of this object initiated the "space race" in an effort to demonstrate technological superiority during the Cold War.
    Sputnik
  • Name of the Congressional body that led investigations into suspected communist activity in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
    HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
  • What program began during President Johnson's administration that provided elderly Americans with financial assistance regarding healthcare expenses?
    Medicare
  • What concept is being critcized in this editorial cartoon from the early Cold War period?
    McCarthyism
  • This is the name of the leader of the Viet Minh political movement who aimed to unite Vietnam into one independent country under communism
    Ho Chi Minh
  • 1969 music festival in New York that illustrated the popularity of the "hippie" counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s.
    Woodstock
  • Surprise 1968 Viet Cong offensive that caught the U.S. military offguard during a ceasefire to celebrate the Chinese New Year; it was a psychological turning point in American involvement during the Vietnam War
    Tet Offensive
  • The peak of the Cold War and closest time the two superpowers came to direct military conflict with one another occurred during THIS event during the administration of John F. Kennedy.
    Cuban Missile Crisis
  • The 38th parallel (line of latitude) became the armistice line that "ended" THIS Cold War conflict.
    Korean War
  • The countries shaded blue in the 1955 map indicate member nations of what Cold War alliance?
    NATO
  • Failed CIA attempt to secretly take communist leader Fidel Castro out of power in Cuba and replace him with a pro-U.S. government is known by THIS name.
    Bay of Pigs
  • What location in San Francisco became the epicenter of the 'hippie movement'?
    Haight-Ashbury district
  • During THIS university's 1968 student protest, the college dean was taken hostage (as seen here) as students protested the Vietnam War and perceived racial segregation on campus
    Columbia University
  • The shaded countries in red mark the member nations of what Cold War alliance?
    Warsaw Pact
  • This 1964 event provided President Johnson the opportunity to request Congressional support for U.S. military involvement in Vietnam and resulted in sending the first combat troops into battle
    Gulf of Tonkin incident
  • Name given to residents of South Vietnam who used guerilla style tactics against American forces in an effort to defeat the South pro-Western Vietnamese government and unite Vietnam under one united communist government
    Viet Cong
  • What was the name given to President Lyndon Johnson's domestic program that included his war on poverty and civil rights focus?
    Great Society
  • THIS battle resulted in a defeat of the French military to pro-communist forces in Vietnam; French govt decides to leave  and country after this defeat
    Dien Bien Phu
  • What public school program started during President Johnson's administration that aimed to fight the problems of young students and poverty?
    Head Start
  • This individual was accused of being a spy and found guilty of perjury; later post Cold War records revealed that the individual did indeed work with the Soviet Union's spy agency.
    Alger Hiss
  • The civil war in THIS country led by Mao Zedong resulted in a communist government coming to power in 1949 and resulted in criticism that the U.S. government was too weak against communism and its efforts to spread its ideology globally.
    China
  • What is the name given to the policy that the United States would provide financial and military assistance to democratic countries in danger of communist threat?
    Truman Doctrine
  • a relaxing of tensions between two Cold War superpowers was known by THIS term and was an foreign policy objective of the Nixon administration.
    Detente
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