The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

Stop the north from controlling the south.

What did Churchill mean when he said "an Iron Curtain" has fallen over Europe?

Europe was divided between communists and democratic states.

What 2 super powers emerged from World War II?

The United States and the Soviet Union

How did the Korean War start?

Communist North Korea invaded Democratic South Korea

How did the Korean War end?

In ended how it started, at the 38th parallel.

What instilled fear into the people of the U.S. in the early years of the Cold War?

Soviet acquisition of nuclear weapons

Why did China enter the Korean War?

The U.S. pushed north Korean troops to china's border.

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1
After World War II, Truman asked for money to give Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling to communism
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
2
North Korea was and is a _______ country.
fascist
democratic
constitutional monarchy
communist
3
The United States sent troops to Vietnam to
Gain support of the American public
Stop the north from controlling the south.
Stop the south from controlling the north
Drive the French out of Vietnam.
4
What did Churchill mean when he said "an Iron Curtain" has fallen over Europe?
Berlin had fallen to the communists
Europe was divided between communists and democratic states.
The Soviets were redecorating
Someone had built a wall through all of Europe
5
What 2 super powers emerged from World War II?
Germany and Japan
Great Britain and France
The United States and the Soviet Union
The United States and Russia
6
How did the Korean War start?
Communist North Korea invaded Democratic South Korea
Democratic South Korea invaded Communist North Korea
China invaded North Korea
The Soviet Union invaded South Korea
7
How did the Korean War end?
In ended how it started, at the 38th parallel.
North and South Korea are communist
With a U.S. victory that made the entire peninsula free!
China controls the Korean peninsula
8
What instilled fear into the people of the U.S. in the early years of the Cold War?
Soviet acquisition of nuclear weapons
the rise of dictators
the spread of capitalism
racial injustice
9
Who was the leader of the communist party in North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Dang Xioping
10
American involvement in the Korean War is an example of
isolationism
genocide
containment
an arms race
11
At the end of World War II Korea was divided at the
Shanhiang River
38th parallel
Yellow River
40th parallel
12
Why did China enter the Korean War?
Because it wanted to side with the democratic U.S.
The U.S. pushed north Korean troops to china's border.
China wanted to take over North Korea
Because China wanted to be a democracy
13
Who was the U.S. general of the U.S. lead South Korean troops?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Patton
General Douglas Macarther
General George W. Bush

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