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Cold War Conflicts 7-5.4
Cold War Conflicts 7-5.4
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Which nation took an early lead in the Space Race by launching the first satellite into space?
United States
France
Soviet Union
Great Britain
2
The "Iron Curtain" was a term used to describe the division between what two political areas?
East and West Africa
North and South Vietnam
East and West Europe
North and South Korea
3
What was the first satellite launched into space?
Apollo
Telstar
Vostok
Sputnik
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Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis a serious threat to the world?
Tensions were reduced between the US and USSR
The threat of nuclear annihilation was high
Cuba was expanding trade with Western Europe
Revels were organizing in Asian and African nations
5
In which of the following places did NO fighting occur during the Cold War?
Korea
China
France
Vietnam
6
What was the Space Race?
a competition to be the first to colonize the moon
a race to gain natural resources from outer space
A competition to conquer outer space
a race to build up nuclear armaments
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Which of the following is NOT a type of assistance the USSR offered others to become communist?
economic aid
election monitoring
communist advisors
military support
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Which country placed long range missiles in Cuba creating the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
North Korea
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After the Soviet Union what was the first country to fall to communism?
Vietnam
China
Cuba
North Korea
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What was the fear that if one Asian nation fell to communism, others would soon follow?
topple effect
falling democracy
domino theory
collapsing countries