Cold War Conflicts

Question 1

Attempting to limit or stop the spread of communism is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Policy of Containment

Question 2

How did the U.S. choose to handle the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

Both Blue & Yellow

Question 3

What was the name of the communist rebel group which set up a brutal government in Cambodia?

Accepted Answer

Khmer Rouge

Question 4

Who fought for independence and led the communist government of North Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh

Question 5

John F. Kennedy was responsible for pulling the remaining U.S. troops out of Vietnam in 1973.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

After the Korean War, the dividing line at the 38th parallel was removed and Korea reunified.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The willingness to go to the edge of war is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Brinkmanship

Question 8

Who replaced Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959?

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro

Question 9

The belief that if one country fell to communism, other nearby countries would also fall is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Domino Theory

Question 10

Who were the Vietcong?

Accepted Answer

Communist rebels fighting in South Vietnam

Question 11

Fighting in Vietnam was difficult for U.S. troops due to the Vietcong's successful guerilla tactics.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The Soviet Union and the United States stockpiled nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which country entered the war alongside the North Koreans?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 14

Acknowledgement that each side of a conflict has enough weapons to destroy the other; therefore deterring an attack

Accepted Answer

Mutually Assured Destruction

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a proxy war?

Accepted Answer

Korean War, Vietnam War

Question 16

How was Korea divided after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Into North & South Korea

Question 17

Where did the U.S. and the Soviet Union have their missiles stationed?

Accepted Answer

Turkey and Cuba

Question 18

What was Agent Orange?

Accepted Answer

An herbicide used to deforest Vietnam, A military tactic that the U.S. used during Vietnam War

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