The Cold War Assessment

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How did the Truman Doctrine undermine Soviet attempts to spread communism? Options: It required US military intervention in communist revolutions., It gave funds to Soviet-occupied countries in Europe., It provided military support to countries fighting communism., It created an alliance of Western countries to fight communism.

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It provided military support to countries fighting communism.

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What happened after the Communist party dissolved itself in Hungary?

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Hungary held its first free elections.

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What was one negative effect of the end of communism in Czechoslovakia?

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Slovakia suffered economically.

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The arms race demonstrated that the United States and the Soviet Union both

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had deep mistrust for one another.

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Which countries were satellite states of the Soviet Union after World War II? Options: East Germany and West Germany, France and Italy, Ukraine and Austria, Poland and Hungary

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Poland and Hungary

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What was China’s response after United Nations forces invaded North Korea and pushed close to China’s border?

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sending troops to support the North Koreans

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Which event started the Korean War?

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North Korea invaded South Korea.

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What event in 1968 prompted anti-war protests to increase throughout the United States? Options: Vietnamization, the Democratic National Convention, the Tet Offensive, Richard Nixon’s election

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the Tet Offensive

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What event prompted the United States to increase its military involvement in Vietnam? Options: the signing of the Geneva Accords, Vietnam’s independence from France, Vietnamese unification under the communists, the attack on the USS Maddox

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the attack on the USS Maddox

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How did the US Congress respond to the signing of the SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty?

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Congress refused to ratify the treaty.