Cold War Unit 6 Test Review

The basis for U.S. involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars was

• Too much emphasis was placed on military spending

• increased spending in science education

• McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare

• Communism must be contained

Name two changes in domestic policy as a result of the Cold War

• Soviet Union supported communism while the U.S. supported democracy

• Communism must be contained

• McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare

• The U.S. wanted to promote communism

This was the result of the rivalry of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• A system of alliances, and arms race and foreign conflicts

• Allowed the public to attack politicians and government officials

• New democratic governments

• Second Red Scare

What was the goal of the US for communism after WWII?

• To invade all current communist countries

• To contain the spread of communism

• they did not care about the spread of communism

• to pass against communism in the US

What type of government did most Eastern European countries have?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Communist

What did the Soviet Union want for all countries?

• to be communist

• to be democratic

• to be monarchies

• to be allies

What main countries was the arms race between?

• Soviet Union and China

• Soviet Union and England

• Soviet Union and the US

• The US and Mexico

What type of government was created in China?

• Democratic

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Communist

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

• Aid should be given by the US to war torn countries

• to attack the Soviet Union to end communism

• to use nuclear force to end the Cold War

• a peace treaty between the US and the Soviet Union

Why did the US decide to intervene in Korea and Vietnam?

• These countries were too wealthy

• To establish trade between these countries

• To take over the natural resources of these countries

• To contain the spread of communism