History final
In 1951, a jury convicted this couple of conspiracy to pass secrets concerning the atomic bomb to Soviet agents during World War II.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
At the nationally televised Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, it was revealed that
McCarthy was a bully who browbeat witnesses and made sweeping accusations with no basis in fact
Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem's corrupt and weak regime?
Presidents Kennedy and Johnson feared losing Vietnam to communism.
Which statement accurately describes what NSC-68 called for?
a permanent military buildup to fight communism
The Black panther party
advocated armed self-defense
In 1992, Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he
combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism
As president, Jimmy Carter called for a foreign policy that stressed the importance of
human rights
All of the following statements regarding the 1968 Tet offensive are true EXCEPT that it
involved the fall of sagion to the communists
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech
n front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C.
The charges against which of the following organizations led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy in 1954?
the army
With the sit-ins, college students stepped onto the stage of American history as a leading force for social change.
true
What was the April 1961 CIA-led invasion of Cuba to topple Fidel Castro that proved to be a total failure when, of the invading force of 1,400, most were captured and more than 100 killed?
Bay of Pigs
With which communist country did President Nixon reopen diplomatic relations?
China