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Question 1

Ho Chi Minh borrowed from which famous document when he declared Vietnamese independence?
 
  A) English Bill of Rights
  B) Magna Carta
  C) Communist Manifesto
  D) American Declaration of Independence

Question 2

American covert operations during the 1950s led to
 
  A) the destruction of the Soviet Union.
  B) significant anti-U.S. sentiment in the Middle East and Latin America.
  C) the fall of China to communism.
  D) the successful overthrow of the Indonesian government.

Question 3

President Eisenhower used which agency to organize and carry out a coup against the elected leaders of Iran and Guatemala?
 
  A) Central Intelligence Agency
  B) U.S. Air Force
  C) Office of Strategic Services
  D) U.S. Department of State

Question 4

Brinkmanship was another name given to President Eisenhower's policy of massive retaliation because
 
  A) the United States was prepared to go to the brink of nuclear destruction if the Soviets moved outside their sphere of influence.
  B) the United States was already on the brink of nuclear destruction but the new policy helped to reduce tensions.
  C) communism was on the brink of becoming the world's most popular economic and political system.
  D) Eisenhower wanted the Soviet Union to believe he was on the brink of madness.



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Answer: D

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Answer: B

Answer 3

Answer: A

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