Why did the US send soldiers to Vietnam?

N. Vietnam was fighting to unite Vietnam under communism

Which of the following describes a cause of Cold War tensions?

The US supported freely elected governments, the SU did not

NATO was established because...

Of the growing threat of the Soviet Union

Which occupied Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam Conflict?

S. Vietnam surrendered, under a communist nation

How did the US respond to the Korean War?

Sent American soldiers to defend S. Korea

What was a difference between the SU and the US?

Soviets believed in communism, Americans in democracy

Which event led to the Korean War?

Communist N. Koreans invaded S. Korea

What was the Cold War?

A long, bitter conflict between the US and the Soviet Union.

Which event led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Soviets were setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba

What was the space race?

Race between the US and the SU to explore outer space

What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?

To contain the spread of communism

What was a main purpose in forming the United Nations?

an organization to find peaceful solutions for global issues

Which occurred at the end of the Korean War?

US helped guard the border zone between N and S Korea

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Why did the US send soldiers to Vietnam?
N. Vietnam was fighting to unite Vietnam under communism
S. Vietnam was fighting to united Vietnam under communism
The SU had sent forces into S. Vietnam
China had gained control of N. Vietnam &threatened S.Vietnam
2
Which of the following names 2 superpowers following WWII?
China and Japan
Germany and Japan
United States and Soviet Union
Japan and Soviet Union
3
What signified the collapse of communist control and the end of the Cold War?
Tearing down the Berlin Wall
The raising of the Iron curtain
N. Vietnam defeating S. Vietnam
S. Vietnam defeating N. Vietnam
4
Which of the following describes a cause of Cold War tensions?
The US supported communism, the Soviet Union did not
Soviet Union believed in free enterprise, the US did not
The US supported freely elected governments, the SU did not
Soviet Union believed in personal freedoms, the US did not
5
NATO was established because...
Of the growing threat of Germany
Of the Red Scare
Of the growing threat of the Soviet Union
Of the Korean Conflict
6
Which occupied Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam Conflict?
S. Vietnam surrendered, under a democratic nation
S. Vietnam surrendered, under a communist nation
N. Vietnam surrendered, under a democratic nation
N. Vietnam surrendered, united under a communist nation
7
How did the US respond to the Korean War?
Sent N. Korean soldiers to defend S. Korea
Sent American soldiers to defend N. Korea
Sent American soldiers to defend S. Korea
Sent S. Korean soldiers to N. Korea to spr communism
8
What was a difference between the SU and the US?
Soviets wanted peace, Americans wanted an iron curtain.
Soviets believed in communism, US in little personal freedom
Soviets believed in free enterprise, the US in democracy.
Soviets believed in communism, Americans in democracy
9
Which event led to the Korean War?
The US and its allies invaded communist S. Korea
S. Koreans invaded communist N. Korea
Communist Chinese forces invaded S. Korea
Communist N. Koreans invaded S. Korea
10
What was the Cold War?
when many Free World nations became third world nations
An armed conflict between the US and the Soviet Union
A long, bitter conflict between the US and the Soviet Union.
A period when Asian and European nations became communists
11
Which event led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cubans were setting up nuclear missiles in the Soviet Union
The US formed an alliance with Cuba against the Soviets
Soviets were setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba
The Soviet Union and the US agreed to stop building weapons
12
Who was president of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
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What was the goal of the Soviet Union?
To contain communism
To spread communism
To encourage NATO military alliance members
To encourage the spread of dictatorship
14
What was the space race?
Race between the US and China to explore outer space
Race between the US and China to gain control of Asia
Race between the US and the SU to build weapons
Race between the US and the SU to explore outer space
15
What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?
To encourage NATO military alliance memberships
To spread communism
To contain the spread of communism
To encourage the spread of dictatorships
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Who fueled the fear of communism?
The United Nations
NATO
North Korea
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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What was a main purpose in forming the United Nations?
an organization to find peaceful solutions for global issues
To create a plan for rebuilding Europe and Japan
a military alliance against the Soviet Union
An iron curtain between communist and noncommunist countries
18
Which occurred at the end of the Korean War?
US helped guard the border zone between N and S Korea
Korea was united under a communist government
China helped guard the borider between N and S Korea
Korea was united under a democratic government

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