Hot Spots Cold War

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

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

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

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel
• 34 parallel
• 38 parallel
• 15 parallel

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

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.

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

• Berlin Bloackade
• Berlin Base
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Barrier

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

• It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
• Cuba is close to the U.S. border
• It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
• The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own

Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Joseph Stalin
• Mao Zedong
• Nikita Khrushchev

What was the main reason for the building of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union?

• To prevent a planned US invasion of East Germany
• To stop the USSR from taking control of Western Europe
• To keep West German from leaving the Democratic Zone
• To keep East Germans from leaving the Communist Zone