Why did the US and Soviet Union have trouble reducing the amount of nuclear weapons they had?

Didn't trust each other & wanted to have a stronger military

Why did China help North Vietnam invade South Vietnam?

Both China and N.Vietnam were communist nations

When the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh tried to unite North and South Vietnam . . .

South Vietnam resisted in order to not become communists

Why was walking on the moon a victory for Americans???

Soviets had not yet walked on the moon

Which statement is true about the impact of the Vietnam War on the US

It was America's first major military defeat

Senator Joseph McCarthy created paranoia in the late 1940's when he claimed what?

There were hundreds of communist spies in the US government

What was the economic climate in the US following World War 2?

Many enjoyed more economic success than ever before

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant???

Was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war

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1
Why did the US and Soviet Union have trouble reducing the amount of nuclear weapons they had?
The Soviet Union did not have any weapons
Their economies depended on production of new weapons
Worried that a weapon agreement would ruin their freindship
Didn't trust each other & wanted to have a stronger military
2
The fall of the Berlin Wall represented what?
The End of the Cold War
Beginning of the European Union
Start of Soviet control over Eastern Europe
The end of World War 2
3
What was one reason the US struggled during battles in Vietnam?
US troops were untrained
Vietcong used guerilla warfare
"Doves" in the US tore up their draft cards
Soviet Union used nuclear weapons
4
Why did people move to suburbs?
A bigger house for less money
to live in a rural community
they prefer shopping in downtown rather than the mall
to live in the middle of a city
5
Winston Churchill used what phrase to describe the tension between democracy & communisim
Ready to Fire
Divide and Conquer
Iron Curtain
Duck and Cover
6
Why did China help North Vietnam invade South Vietnam?
The US asked China to help N. Vietnam
The United Nations asked China to invade them
S. Vietnam had invaded China during WW 2
Both China and N.Vietnam were communist nations
7
NATO was America’s military alliance with the nations of . . . ?
South America.
Africa
the Middle East
Western Europe.
8
The US and Soviet Union competing to build more and better weapons was called . . .
The Olympics
Atomic Defense
Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear Defense
9
When the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh tried to unite North and South Vietnam . . .
South Vietnamese agreed in order to avoid aconflict
South Vietnam resisted in order to not become communists
a. South Vietnamese assassinated Ho Chi Minh.
South Vietnamese asked for help from Red China
10
A suburb would be found where?
on the outskirts of a city
in a rural community
inside a national park
center of a city
11
Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first to explore space was called?
the Space Race
communism
the Vietnam Conflict
guerrilla warfare
12
Why was walking on the moon a victory for Americans???
Soviets had walked on the moon only a few days before
Soviets had not yet sent a man to space
Soviets had not yet walked on the moon
Soviets had declared that walking on the moon was impossible
13
During the late 1900's, the Berlin Wall separated what areas?
Eastern & Western Europe
Allied and Axis Powers
East and West Berlin
Soviet Union and U.S.
14
NATO was an agreement between US & European countries to defend one another from an attack by
Soviet Union
Cuba
North Africa
the Middle East
15
What were the opposing ECONOMIC philosophies of the Cold War?
Capitalism and Democracy
Communism and Democracy
Communism and Free Enterprise
Capitalism and McCarthyism
16
Which statement is true about the impact of the Vietnam War on the US
The US economy improved drastically
It was America's first major military defeat
It was the greatest US military victory in history
All Americans believed in was necessary to be there
17
Senator Joseph McCarthy created paranoia in the late 1940's when he claimed what?
There were 100s of communist countries in the world
that communism was a good idea
There were hundreds of communist spies in the US government
That he supported the Soviet Union and spreading communsim
18
What was the economic climate in the US following World War 2?
Women were unemployed & needed ways to support their family
Returning soldiers had difficulty finding jobs
US had great debt to pay from the war
Many enjoyed more economic success than ever before
19
In order to keep more countries from turning to communism, the US fought in which war?
French and Indian War
World War II
War in Afghanistan
Korean War
20
Which war took place during in the 1960's?
Vietnam War
World War 2
Korean War
Civil War
21
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant???
Was the end of conflict between the US and USSR
Was the 1st conflict between the US and USSR
Led to the assassination of JFK
Was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war
22
What were the opposing POLITICAL philosophies of the Cold War?
Capitalism and McCarthyism
Communism and Democracy
Communism and Free Enterprise
Capitalism and Democracy
23
In 1957, the Soviet Union pulled ahead in the space race by . . .
invading North Korea
placing missiles in Cuba
launching Sputnik
putting a man on the moon

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