Effect of the Soviets launching Sputnik and then sending astronauts into orbit

U.S. sent an American to the moon and won the space race

What does the Iron Curtain represent?

Isolation of communist countries in Europe

Why was there fighting in Vietnam?

North Vietnam wanted to make all Vietnam communist

After World War II, what happened to the United States and the Soviet Union?

They became rival world superpowers

Why did the United States become involved in Korean War?

To stop the spread of communism to South Korea

Main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950

Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea

Which of the following best describes a communist government?

No private property; land is owned by the government

What were the results of the Vietnam War?

All of Vietnam became communist.

The United States sought to stop the spread of communism is through the formation of

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What was the importance of Cuban Missile Crisis?

It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.

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Effect of the Soviets launching Sputnik and then sending astronauts into orbit
US lost the space race
Soviets won the space race
U.S. sent an American to the moon and won the space race
Americans were afraid of competing with the Soviets
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What does the Iron Curtain represent?
Militaries of Western Europe were too powerful.
Isolation of communist countries in Europe
Peace had spread throughout Europe
European nations needed to build more factories
3
Why was there fighting in Vietnam?
US wanted to make all Vietnam a territory
North Vietnam wanted to make all Vietnam communist
North Vietnam wanted to make all Vietnam democratic
Communist China wanted to take over Vietnam
4
American senator who accused people in the US government of being communists
Joseph McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Douglas MacArthur
Thurgood Marshall
5
After World War II, what happened to the United States and the Soviet Union?
They became allies in the Cold War
They recovered, as they had the most damage
They became rival world superpowers
They were severely punished for the war
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Why did the United States become involved in Korean War?
To prevent the US from becoming a democracy
To prevent the collapse of the government of North Korea
To stop North Korea from taking over China
To stop the spread of communism to South Korea
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Main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950
Restore peace between different religions
Check on nuclear weapons plants in North Korea
Ensure that food reached famine affected areas of Korea
Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea
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Which of the following best describes a communist government?
Elected leaders; voting by people
Ruled by a king; king has all the power
Religious leader; power is given by a divine power
No private property; land is owned by the government
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City involved in the cold war crisis; lead to year-long airlift of supplies
Stalingrad
Paris
Berlin
Hiroshima
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What were the results of the Vietnam War?
The Soviet Union made South Vietnam a colony
The US made South Vietnam a U. S. territory
All of Vietnam became communist.
All of Vietnam became non-communist
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The United States sought to stop the spread of communism is through the formation of
26th Amendment
Civil Rights Act
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Iron Curtain
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Soviets chose Cuba for a strategic place to send missiles because of its
Location close to the U.S.
Castro and Khrushchev were enemies
Missile storage facilities available at a good price
Friendly, democratic government
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American president during Cuban Missile Crisis; later assassinated
Harry Truman
Robert F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
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Military alliance between democratic nations:
Treaty of Versailles
USSR
United Nations
NATO
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What was the importance of Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US wanted the Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
The US placed missiles in Cuba.
The US attacked Cuba.
It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.
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What is the purpose of the United Nations?
Promote peace and prevent war.
Organize member nations as democracies
Encourage trade between member nations
Share military secrets among member nations

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