The 38th Parallel is important because

it is the dividing line between North and South Korea

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

strengthen Western European nations against communism

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

trying to stop the spread of communism

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

the fall of communism in Europe

The Iron Curtain was the

imaginary line that divided Eastern and Western 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

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1
An example of a communist country would be
South Korea
Soviet Union
United States
South Vietnam
2
The 38^th Parallel is important because
it is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam
it is the dividing line between North and South Korea
it is the name of the wall that divided East & West Germany
it separates communist and non-communist Europe
3
The United Nations was established to
all of the above
keep world peace
replace the failed League of Nations
establish UN troops to protect weaker nations
4
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt by the United States to
end the Vietnam War
overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba
overthrow Nikita Khrushchev
help refugees get out China
5
The Marshall Plan provided economic aid after World War II in order to
strengthen Western European nations against communism
help Japan rebuild damage caused by the atomic bombs
assist soldiers returning to civilian life
raise the standard of living in Asia and Africa
6
President Truman’s policy of working to prevent the spread of communism was called
Marshall Plan
Détente
Containment
Truman Response
7
The conflicts in Korea and Vietnam are similar in that in both the US was
seeking to encourage religious freedom
restoring kings to power in Asia
trying to stop the spread of communism
protecting freedom of the seas
8
The crumbling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a symbol of
growing tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
the end of the Korean War
expansion of communist control of Eastern Europe
the fall of communism in Europe
9
The Iron Curtain was the
wall that divided East and West Berlin
imaginary line that divided Eastern and Western Europe
line that divided North and South Korea
border between East and West Germany after World War II
10
Communism is best described as an economic system where there is
no equality between citizens
complete government control
privately owned businesses
competition between businesses
11
The Soviet leader responsible for helping Reagan ease the tensions of the Cold War was
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Lenin
Stalin
12
Why were the Rosenbergs executed?
identity fraud
larson
murder
espionage
13
NATO was an alliance between the
United States and the Soviet Union
US and Western European nations
Soviet Union and China
Eastern European nations and US
14
George H. W. Bush achieved which of the following during his administration?
freeing of American hostages in Iran
creation of a democratic Iraq
victory in the Korean War
the Cold War ended
15
The closest the world has ever come to Nuclear War was the
Korean War
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
16
Which of the following caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam?
high financial cost of the war
high number of American casualties
all of the above
lack of support from South Vietnamese
17
One major cause of the Cold War was
rejection of the Soviet Union from membership in the UN
forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in detention camps
different political&economic systems in the US and the USSR
trade competition between the US and Europe
18
McCarthyism reflected the Americans’ fear of
communism
labor unions
economic depression
pacifists

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