Cuban Missile Crisis

Multiple Choice

The Korean and Vietnam Wars were similar because...

• Both wars ended with the countries being divided in half

• The Soviet Union supported American involvement in both wars

• The U.S. remained neutral and did not send troops to either conflict.

• Both involved a conflict between communism and democracy

Multiple Choice

What made the Vietnam War different from previous wars?

• It was the first war in which nuclear weapons were used

• It was a short conflict with little US involvement

• It did not have the overwhelming support of nearly all the American people

• It was fought almost entirely overseas