Why did the United States get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam?

to stop communism from spreading

Unlike Marshall Plan, the Soviet Union's Council for Mutual Economic Assistance failed because

the Soviets could not provide much financial aid

entirely surrounded by Communist controlled East Germany

The Great Leap Forward came about because

the Communist government wanted to build a socialist society

NATO and SEATO were names of

alliances the US made with countries around the world

Relations between Cuba and the United States deteriorated when

Fidel Castro's regime received support from the Soviet Union

The policy of deterrence was based on the belief that the best way to prevent nuclear war is to

maintain large arsenals of weapons on both sides

The Marshall Plan was designed to

bring back economic stability to European nations after WWII

Countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed to

provide mutual aid if any member nation was attacked

Why did the peasants in the countryside join the Communist Party?

The peasants were promised land

The Korean War began when

North Korea invaded South Korea

The people ended the Cultural Revolution because

the violent acts of the Red Guards angered people

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World History Early Cold War

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1
Why did the United States get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam?
to stop communism from spreading
at the request of the United Nations
to stop China from taking over Asia
to support its European allies
2
President Kennedy agreed that the US would not invade Cuba if the Soviet Union would
stop trying to launch a rocket to the moon
stop the blockade of the United States
remove missiles from Cuba
remove Castro from office
3
Unlike Marshall Plan, the Soviet Union's Council for Mutual Economic Assistance failed because
money was diverted to Japan
the Soviets could not provide much financial aid
the United States cut off Soviet bank credit
satellite nations would not accept Soviet money
4
West Berlin was
the dividing line between the East and West German countries
entirely surrounded by Communist controlled East Germany
divided into French, British, US and Soviet sections
entirely surrounded by West Germany
5
The first Communist leader of China was
Deng Xiaoping
Chang Jiang
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
6
At the Bay of Pigs, the United States used exiled Cuban fighters in an attempt to overthrow
Ho Chi Minh
Nikita Khrushchev
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
7
To stop the spread of communism beyond the Soviet Union, the United States adopted a policy of
appeasement
guaranteed protection
containment
foreign aid
8
The Great Leap Forward came about because
The Chinese people wanted to give up their individual lands
China did not have enough farms to produce all the food
the Communist government wanted to build a socialist society
Chinese culture had been the same for too many years
9
Who was the President who reached an agreement with N. Vietnam and pulled US troops out
President Lyndon Johnson
President John F Kennedy
President Richard Nixon
President Gerald Ford
10
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis?
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
Chiang Kai-shek
Zao Medong
11
Mao's policies failed to bring about
communism
prosperity
fear
obedience
12
US fears about the spread of communism were increased when _?_ became a Communist nation 1949
Yugoslavia
West Germany
China
South Korea
13
NATO and SEATO were names of
types of missiles the Soviets sent to Cuba
alliances the Soviets made with countries around the world
agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union
alliances the US made with countries around the world
14
Relations between Cuba and the United States deteriorated when
the Soviet Union attacked Berlin
Fidel Castro's regime received support from the Soviet Union
Cuba pulled its team out of the World Baseball League
Fulgencio Batista was elected president of Cuba
15
Who was the leader of Communist China in 1949
Chiang Kai-shek
Nikita Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
16
The policy of deterrence was based on the belief that the best way to prevent nuclear war is to
limit the number of weapons a nation can stockpile
agree to mutual disarmament
maintain large arsenals of weapons on both sides
implement a system of checks and balances
17
The Marshall Plan was designed to
prevent Soviet involvement in Angola
develop a military strategy for the defense of Canada
bring back economic stability to European nations after WWII
make European nations stronger than Soviet nations
18
Countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed to
mount a military assault against the spread of communism
freely exchange their goods and services
provide mutual aid if any member nation was attacked
share the cost of developing nuclear weapons
19
Which country allied with N. Korea in its attempt to take over S. Korea
Cuba
US
Soviet Union
Great Britain
20
Who won the Korean War?
North Korea
No one won.
South Korea
United States
21
Why did the peasants in the countryside join the Communist Party?
The peasants were promised land
The peasants enjoyed waging wars
The peasants wanted to defect to the Soviet Union
The Communists forced the peasants to join
22
Truman Doctrine said that the US would provide __?__ to nations threatened by Communism
communications technology
tanks
money
troops
23
After WWII, a civil war in which nation raised tensions between the US and the Soviet Union?
Turkey
Romania
Greece
Korea
24
The Korean War began when
the United States invaded North Korea
the Chinese invaded North Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
25
The people ended the Cultural Revolution because
the revolution failed to improve China's economy
the violent acts of the Red Guards angered people
the revolution had accomplished its goals
the government lost interest in the program

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