The 38th Parallel is important because

it is the dividing line between North and South Korea

The crumbling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a symbol of

the fall of communism in Europe

NATO was an alliance between the

US and Western European nations

One major cause of the Cold War was

different political&economic systems in the US and the USSR

The conflicts in Korea and Vietnam are similar in that in both the US was

trying to stop the spread of communism

The Marshall Plan provided economic aid after World War II in order to

strengthen Western European nations against communism

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1
The 38^th Parallel is important because
it separates communist and non-communist Europe
it is the dividing line between North and South Korea
it is the name of the wall that divided East & West Germany
it is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam
2
An example of a communist country would be
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
South Korea
United States
3
The crumbling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a symbol of
the fall of communism in Europe
growing tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
the end of the Korean War
expansion of communist control of Eastern Europe
4
NATO was an alliance between the
Eastern European nations and US
US and Western European nations
Soviet Union and China
United States and the Soviet Union
5
One major cause of the Cold War was
different political&economic systems in the US and the USSR
rejection of the Soviet Union from membership in the UN
trade competition between the US and Europe
forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in detention camps
6
The United Nations was established to
keep world peace
establish UN troops to protect weaker nations
replace the failed League of Nations
all of the above
7
Which of the following caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam?
high financial cost of the war
lack of support from South Vietnamese
all of the above
high number of American casualties
8
President Truman’s policy of working to prevent the spread of communism was called
Truman Response
Containment
Détente
Marshall Plan
9
McCarthyism reflected the Americans’ fear of
economic depression
pacifists
communism
labor unions
10
The Soviet leader responsible for helping Reagan ease the tensions of the Cold War was
Gorbachev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Lenin
11
The conflicts in Korea and Vietnam are similar in that in both the US was
seeking to encourage religious freedom
trying to stop the spread of communism
restoring kings to power in Asia
protecting freedom of the seas
12
The closest the world has ever come to Nuclear War was the
Korean War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
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The Marshall Plan provided economic aid after World War II in order to
assist soldiers returning to civilian life
help Japan rebuild damage caused by the atomic bombs
raise the standard of living in Asia and Africa
strengthen Western European nations against communism

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