Unit 8 Flashcard

Front

What motivated American involvement in Vietnam and Soviet involvement in Afghanistan? Options: Desire to expand territory, Desire to support governments that would remain strong allies, Desire to control natural resources, Desire to spread democracy

Back

Desire to support governments that would remain strong allies

Front

Which countries were divided into communist and non-communist sections during the Cold War?

Back

Vietnam and Korea

Front

Whose political ideals were influenced by the writings of Karl Marx?

Back

Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot

Front

Who ruled Cambodia along with the Khmer Rouge?

Back

Pol Pot

Front

What event is symbolic of the end of the Cold War?

Back

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany

Front

Which leader is most closely associated with Vietnam?

Back

Ho Chi Minh

Front

Why did the Vietnam War greatly influence U.S. public opinion?

Back

It was the first war covered largely on television

Front

What were the major causes of the Arab-Israeli conflict? Economic competition, Arab and Jewish nationalism, Religious differences, Territorial disputes

Back

Arab and Jewish nationalism

Front

During the Cold War, why did the U.S. support dictators in some nations?

Back

They were anti-communist

Front

What is a major goal of the Organization of American States?

Back

To protect Latin America from outside influence