Cold War
Cold War
Korean War
Civil Rights
Vietnam
100
What type of government did the United States NOT want spreading
What is communism
100
What war was directly, right, immediately before the Cold War?
What is WWII
100
What kind of government was wanted in South Korea?
What is NON-communist or democratic
100
What is desegregation
What is stopping or ending segregation or separation
100
In general, especially towards the end of the war, did people like President Johnson and the Vietnam War? EXPLAIN
What is people didn't really like Johnson or the Vietnam War because he got them into the war, and people didn't like the War because it was expensive, people were dying, and it was all for a reason they didn't get.
200
Who is Winston Churchill
What is the Prime Minister of England (similar to president)
200
During the Cold War what were a lot of civilians in the United States building AND WHY?
What are bomb/fallout shelters and they were afraid of nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union
200
Bonus random question: Is there still a North and South Korea today?
What is YES
200
What types of rights was Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for?
What are black rights (example: voting, desegregation)
200
How did people in the United States think the war was going to go, and how did it actually end up going?
What is people thought it was going to be fast and easy, it actually ended up being hard and taking a long time
300
This person was the President of the United States at the end of WWII and the start of the Cold War.
Who is President Truman
300
How many troops did we send into active combat against the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
What is NONE!!
300
KOREA What type of government was in charge in North Korea
What is communist
300
BONUS RANDOM QUESTION Who got the right to vote first: African Americans or women?
What are African Americans
300
Who was President for much of the Vietnam War? (hint he didn't run for re-election)
Who is President Johnson
400
What was the main country that the United States was in a disagreement with at that time?
What is the Soviet Union/Russia
400
What was the iron curtain?
What is the imaginary line dividing communist Europe and non-communist Europe
400
What events LED UP TO the United States' involvement in the Korean War (so that means right up to BEFORE we were there)
What is North Korea supported by other communist nations was trying to invade South Korea (which was NOT communist)
400
What is discrimination
What is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things
400
Why was it easy for a Republican candidate to win the Presidency after Johnson?
What is people just wanted a total change from the Democrats, wanted something new
500
What events led to the Cold War happening?
The Soviets were not keeping their promises to let European countries select their own governments. (They were imposing communism)
500
Explain what was going on DURING the Cold War (who involved, what happening)
What is a power struggle/standoff between United States and the Soviet Union where we were building weapons but nobody fired them at each other
500
Why did the United States get involved in Korea?
What is United States didn't want communism to spread
500
Name at least 3 of the specific rights that we have talked about in class from during the early 1900's that were being fought for.
What is women's rights, immigrant's rights, black rights, workers rights
500
What were the THREE events that led up to the United States getting involved in the Vietnam war
What is 1) didn't want communism spreading 2)Johnson misrepresented the situation with the ships 3)Vietcong attacked US advisors in Vietnam
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