Ch 7 Lesson 4- Cold War Conflicts

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, what happened to Soviet territory?

• Soviet states gained their independence and formed new countries.
• The Soviet Union agreed to give much of its territory to the United States.
• President Gorbachev decided to extend the Berlin Wall all the way to the Mediterranean.
• The Soviet Union maintained control of all its territory.

What impact did the American blockade of Cuba have on the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviet Union and Cuba ended their alliance.
• The Soviet Union retaliated by building the Berlin Wall.
• Cuban soldiers were forced into internment camps.
• The Soviet ship carrying nuclear missiles turned around.

What was the belief that caused the United States to intervene and try to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam?

• Domino Theory
• Alliance system
• Aggressive capitalism
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which structure was demolished, signaling the collapse of communism?

• Iron Curtain
• Great Wall of China
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp
• Berlin Wall

How do these two groups that sound so similar above differ?

• One was in favor of the United Nations and the other was not.
• One was referred to as a friendship agreement the other was a military cooperative.
• One was based on economic issues only while the other centered around protection.
• One was made up of democratic governments while the other was made up of dictatorial and communist governments.

Which of the following choices best describes the purpose of NATO?

• NATO was an organization to prevent future wars.
• NATO was the U.S.'s alliance to stop communism.
• NATO was the Soviet Union's alliance to spread communism.
• NATO was an organization to rebuild Europe.

What was the result of the Vietnam War?

• The Soviet Union took control of Vietnam.
• It ended in a stalemate and nothing changed.
• North and South reunited as a democracy.
• North and South Vietnam reunited under communism.

Which term refers to the American policy of holding communism in one place and not allowing it to spread?

• Intervention
• Containment
• Cease-fire
• Ideology

Which statement most accurately reflects American attitudes towards the war in Vietnam?

• All Americans were opposed to U.S. involvement.
• All Americans were in favor of U.S. involvement.
• Americans were divided as to whether the United States should be involved.
• Few Americans had an opinion as to whether the United States should be involved.

How did the Vietnam War end?

• The United States signed a cease fire agreement, allowing North Vietnam to take over South Vietnam two years later..
• After the U.S. military left, South Vietnam successfully invaded North Vietnam and installed a democratic government for the whole country.
• The war ended in a stalemate and Vietnam remained divided.
• The United States won the war and imposed economic sanctions on North Vietnam.