SDC AMERICAN HISTORY, THE COLD WAR
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land
access to Berlin
ANSWER
Berlin Airlift
Question 2.
spread news, culture, advertising, and more
ANSWER
The impact of television on American Society
Question 3.
Alleged attack of US ships by North Vietnamese torpedoes in the Tonkin Gulf on August 4, 1964.
Prompted the escalation of the War in Vietnam; U.S. government did not fully tell the truth about the
situation
ANSWER
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Question 4.
The US theory that stated, if one country would fall to Communism then they all would.
ANSWER
Domino Theory
, Question 5.
Millions of Americans left the Northeastern states and moved to the states in the southern half of the
country stretching from North Carolina to California for economic opportunities; this movement
shifted the political power from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West
ANSWER
Sunbelt Movement
Question 6.
State of tension and mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union; never directly engaged
in combat
ANSWER
Cold War
Question 7.
Nixon aimed to restore relations with the Communist China upon its public split from its ally, the Soviet
Union; relations were restored; Soviet Union hated this
ANSWER
Nixon and China
Question 8.
25 billion dollars for the construction of the Interstate Highway System over a 20-year period, it was
the largest public works project in American history through that time. Passed under Eisenhower, it
was justified in part by the necessity for internal transportation in case of communist attack.
Stimulated growth of suburbs and economy.
ANSWER
Interstate Highway Act, 1956
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land
access to Berlin
ANSWER
Berlin Airlift
Question 2.
spread news, culture, advertising, and more
ANSWER
The impact of television on American Society
Question 3.
Alleged attack of US ships by North Vietnamese torpedoes in the Tonkin Gulf on August 4, 1964.
Prompted the escalation of the War in Vietnam; U.S. government did not fully tell the truth about the
situation
ANSWER
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Question 4.
The US theory that stated, if one country would fall to Communism then they all would.
ANSWER
Domino Theory
, Question 5.
Millions of Americans left the Northeastern states and moved to the states in the southern half of the
country stretching from North Carolina to California for economic opportunities; this movement
shifted the political power from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West
ANSWER
Sunbelt Movement
Question 6.
State of tension and mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union; never directly engaged
in combat
ANSWER
Cold War
Question 7.
Nixon aimed to restore relations with the Communist China upon its public split from its ally, the Soviet
Union; relations were restored; Soviet Union hated this
ANSWER
Nixon and China
Question 8.
25 billion dollars for the construction of the Interstate Highway System over a 20-year period, it was
the largest public works project in American history through that time. Passed under Eisenhower, it
was justified in part by the necessity for internal transportation in case of communist attack.
Stimulated growth of suburbs and economy.
ANSWER
Interstate Highway Act, 1956
