“If Indochina [Vietnam] falls, Thailand is put in an almost impossible position. The same is true of Malaya with its rubber and tin. The same is true of Indonesia. If this whole part of South East Asia goes under Communist domination or Communist influence, Japan, who trades and must trade with this area in order to exist must inevitably be oriented towards the Communist regime.” -Vice-President Richard Nixon, Speech 1953 Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which Cold War belief or idea about communism does Nixon present in this speech? (1 point) Responses détente détente arms race arms race domino theory domino theory military escalation military escalation
What did the movement for the Equal Rights Amendment have in common with the movement against the amendment? (1 point) Responses Both were ignored by the media. Both were ignored by the media. Both were predominantly based on the West Coast. Both were predominantly based on the West Coast. Both were organized by war veterans. Both were organized by war veterans. Both were led mainly by women.
Both were led mainly by women.
Which of the following primarily accounts for the spike in Cuban immigration in the early 1960s? (1 point) Responses ongoing civil war in Cuba ongoing civil war in Cuba changes in U.S. immigration laws changes in U.S. immigration laws communist takeover of the Cuban government communist takeover of the Cuban government rapid growth in Cuban wealth and mobility rapid growth in Cuban wealth and mobility
communist takeover of the Cuban government
Which of the following people would most likely resist the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education? (1 point) Responses an African American student in the North an African American student in the North an African American civil rights activist an African American civil rights activist a southern white segregationist a southern white segregationist a white volunteer for the NAACP
a southern white segregationist
When the war ended in 1945, two-thirds of all American men between the ages of 18 and 34 were in uniform. Experts feared that without wartime production, many returning soldiers might have trouble finding jobs. Unemployment would rise, and the economy would tumble. Question Use the passage to answer the question. In the text, you read about post-war planning in the United States. Which of the following best shows how Congress responded to the concern expressed in the passage? (1 point) Responses by buying Levittown by buying Levittown by passing the GI Bill of Rights by passing the GI Bill of Rights by approving most of the New Deal by approving most of the New Deal by reducing Social Security benefits
by passing the GI Bill of Rights
Which of the following was an outcome of the Berlin Airlift? (1 point) Responses Stalin took down the Berlin Wall. Stalin took down the Berlin Wall. More former communist nations joined NATO. More former communist nations joined NATO. The three West-controlled zones merged into one. The three West-controlled zones merged into one. The West gave money to the East to fight communism. The West gave money to the East to fight communism.
