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 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 was the Apollo Project?

A series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon.

A series of rockets designed to go to the Sun.

A class of astronauts who graduated from MIT.

An unpublished Percy Jackson novel.

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Nautical, Aeronautical and Space Administration.

What caused McCarthyism?

President Truman making atomic bombs.

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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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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 did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

to contain communism

to colonize Korea

to spread communism

to Christianize Koreans

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Where was Korea divided?

18 parallel

34 parallel

38 parallel

15 parallel

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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 went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.

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

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

The US and its allies fought to defend the North.

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

to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

to prevent attacks against United States shipping

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

They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba

They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.

They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

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Cold War

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

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 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?

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

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

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

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

Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?

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