Cold War Assessment 6.4-6.5

The Korean peninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and the United States clashed over how this territory should be governed.

​How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

• It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.

• It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south.

• It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.

• It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.

Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?​

• Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe.

• The United States assisted the anti-communist government of South Vietnam.

• President Nixon visited the People's Republic of China to reopen diplomatic relations.

• Senator McCarthy led investigations to uncover communist actors working in Hollywood films.

Select all of the ways the United States responded to communist-based governments collapsing

• The United States closed military bases throughout Asia.

• The United States supported wage reforms in Chinese industries.

• The United States provided economic assistance to new governments.

• The United States endorsed educational reforms in newly formed democracies.

• The United States passed stricter labor union regulations in the TV and film industry.

How did the space race between the United States and Soviet Union impact U.S. society?

• The U.S. government nationalized most large industries.

• Science education was given renewed emphasis in the nation's schools.

• Public protests grew as opposition against the U.S. space program mounted.

• Defense spending was decreased as tensions between the United States and Soviet Union lessened.

Identify the causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union

• The expensive arms race in the USSR became an enormous burden on the struggling economy.

• Independent republics established democratic reforms and free market economics.

• The U.S. government nationalized most large industries

• Mass demonstrations for democracy put pressure on communist governments.

Identify the effects of the collapse of the Soviet Union

• Independent republics established democratic reforms and free market economics.

• The expensive arms race in the USSR became an enormous burden on the struggling economy.

• The Cold War ended, leaving the United States as the world's sole superpower.

• Mass demonstrations for democracy put pressure on communist governments.

The Cold War dominated international politics during the 1950s and 1960s.

Identify the events that show the impact of the Cold War on international politics during this period

• Brought the world close to nuclear war over Cuba

• Created an arms race between the U.S. and USSR

• Produced great cooperation between the U.S. and USSR

• Provoked military conflicts in Korea and Vietnam

• Caused the U.S. to boycott the UN Security Council

Developments in international affairs in the late 1980s had enormous consequences for the United States.

-Identify the two developments that relate to this time period.

• The power and control of the Soviet Union increases during this period

• The Cold War escalates during this time period

• Communist governments in Eastern Europe collapse

• Mass demonstrations supporting democratic reforms take place in Soviet Republics

Developments in international affairs in the late 1980s had enormous consequences for the United States.

-Identify the two consequences that relate to this time period.​

• New challenges shifted the focus of U.S. foreign policy

• The U.S. supported economic and educational reforms in former communist countries

• Tensions increased between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

According to the "Domino Theory," what might occur if South Vietnam fell to Communism?

• Neighboring countries would soon follow.

• Large numbers of refugees would seek U.S. entry.

• Anti-Communist forces would win it back.

• The United Nations would be forced to intervene.