In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?

The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.

The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.

The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.

The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

to prevent attacks against United States shipping

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

They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba

They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.

They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?

Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries

Countries joining together to end democracy

Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West

Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)

Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?

He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs

The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war

The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help

Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?

Neither - they were forced into war by Germany

Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

It did not want another country to fall to communists

It did not want another country to be split

It wanted to attack North Korea

It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies

Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?

Cuba is close to the U.S. border

It wanted to protect Cuba from communism

It was protecting nearby countries in Central America

The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own

What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?

The first satellite launched into space

The first satellite to reach the moon

The first satellite to carry a person into space

The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space

Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?

North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist

South Vietnam wanted to remain communist

The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam

What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.

The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union

Select the best cause and effect relationship that describes the Korean War--

Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism is contained to North Korea

Threat of Communism spreading --> Communism infiltrates South Korea

Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism leaves Korean Peninsula

Threat of Democracy spreading --> Communism spreads to China

The fall of the Berlin Wall directly led to the--

the reuniting of the United Kingdom

Because of a Soviet blockade of West Germany to West Berlin--

the US flew supplies into West Germany

the US bombed the Soviets until they retreated

the Soviets flew supplies into East Germany

the US flew supplies into East Germany

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What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?

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What type of government did Churchill and Roosevelt represent?

limited

communist

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

Spain and Portugal

England and France

Germany and Italy

United States and Soviet Union

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What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

North and South Vietnam

East and West Asia

North and South Korea

East and West Europr

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

To expand trade with Europe

To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

To stop the spread of communism

to send financial aid to Europe

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

If one country fell to communism, others would follow

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

to airlift food to the people of West Berlin

to bomb East Berlin

to demolish the Berlin Wall

to transport people out of East Berlin

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Cold War

What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?

What type of government did Churchill and Roosevelt represent?

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

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

Where was Korea divided?

In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?

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