Cold War Review

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What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

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United States and Soviet Union

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What is the domino theory?

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If one country fell to communism, others would follow.

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Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War? Options: to contain communism, to colonize Korea, to spread communism, to Christianize Koreans

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to contain communism

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Where was Korea divided? Options: 18 parallel, 34 parallel, 38 parallel, 15 parallel

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38 parallel

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Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War in the 1950s?

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to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

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Where was Vietnam divided?

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17th Parellel

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How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

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They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

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What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

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Sputnik

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The Cold War started immediately after WWII and lasted until?

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1990's

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America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...

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Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place.