Question

1. Why was the Bay of Pigs an embarrassment for the United States? (5 points)

It showed that Havana had surveillance in Washington.
The American invasion plot was a total failure.
Kennedy did not understand cultural differences in Cuba.
Florida could not stop the arrival of thousands of Cubans.

B

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Why are the wars in Vietnam and Korea better remembered in the United States than other proxy wars? (5 points)

because the United States lost these wars
because the United States won these wars
because many Americans died in these wars
because these were the longest proxy wars
C

Answer 3

How did the Suez Crisis affect perceptions of the United States and its allies? (5 points)

They no longer appeared to be a unified front.
They seemed weak and willing to negotiate.
They proved willing to use brutal force to end a conflict.
They appeared to support the Zionist mission.
A

Answer 4

Proxy wars were primarily a product of (5 points)

American attempts to gain colonies
the Soviet policy of the domino theory
Soviet attempts to engage in a war with the U.S.
the American policy of containment
D

Answer 5

Why did the United States eventually stop supporting South Africa? (5 points)

The government began enacting socialist land reforms.
Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.
South Africa began taking arms and funds from the Soviets.
The American public stopped supporting African intervention.

B

Answer 6

Use the following graph and what you know about American military involvement to answer the question below.


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What accounts for the spikes in American defense spending in the 1950s? (5 points)

the entry of the U.S. into the UN
the Afghan War
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
D

Answer 7

The Soviets' exit from Afghanistan led to a (5 points)

sweeping victory for democracy
series of unstable governments
Soviet-style dictatorship
U.S.-backed Muslim theocracy

B

Answer 8

Use the graph below showing the number of wounded killed and missing for the nations involved in the Korean War to answer the following question.

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Which of the following is a reasonable interpretation of this information? (5 points)


Chinese casualties were high because most of the fighting took place on the North Korean/Chinese border.
United States casualties were very low because American units did not actively participate in the fighting.
Korean civilian deaths were very high because the fighting took place on Korea's soil.
North Korea had the smallest number of deaths due to the high quality of their medical care.

C

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

While President Truman ultimately made the decision to drop the atomic bombs, the Manhattan Project and the development of those bombs was a decision made by (5 points)

Answer 13

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Answer 14

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