Cold War Part 2

Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?

• Japan attacked South Vietnam
• North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist
• South Vietnam wanted to remain communist
• The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam

The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--

• Domino Theory
• Berlin Arilift
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• Warsaw Pact

Which event lead to the creation of the NASA and increasing educational funding in math and science--

• the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile

• the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik

• the passage of the Space Race Act

• the Soviet mission to the moon

Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?

• Invasion of Moscow
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Korean Invasion

Which of the following was true about the Strategic Defense Initiative?

• It was proposed by Jimmy Carter

• It was a created to shoot down missiles

• It was implemented in 1992

• It forced the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall

The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?

• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
• •The United States attacked Cuba.
• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
• •The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.

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

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize, even though it ended two years later in the Soviet Union?

• the fall of communism

• the fall of capitalism

• the end of the Vietnam War

• the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

What does detente mean?

• relaxing tension

• increasing tension

• nuclear war

• surrender

What symbol of Communism did Reagan ask the Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down?

• The Ukrainian Missile Defense Shield
• The Berlin Wall
• The Kremlin
• Lenin's Tomb