7-5.4 Conflicts of the Cold War

The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 showed that which idea was true?

• The Soviet Union and the United States opposed each other but did not want to start a nuclear war.

• The Soviet Union was willing to launch nuclear weapons at the United States.

• The United States accepted the Soviet Union's control of Cuba.

• The United States and the Soviet Union did not have enough nuclear weapons to go to war.

What was the goal of the North Koreans after they invaded South Korea?

• to become a member of the United Nations

• to unite Korea under a communist government

• to unite Korea under a democratic government

• to put Korea back under the control of the Japanese

How did the Vietnam War end?

• The United States withdrew, and Vietnam was united under communist rule.

• The United States defeated the North Vietnamese, and Vietnam was unified under democratic rule.

• The two sides fought to a stalemate, leaving North and South Vietnam divided.

• The Vietnam War ended in a peace treaty, and the two countries are allies today.

Why did the United States put a naval blockade around Cuba?

• The United States was opposed to the tariffs placed on Cuban goods.

• The United States learned that Soviet missiles were being constructed in Cuba.

• The United States was responding to a declaration of war by Cuba.

• The United States wanted to prevent Cubans from leaving Cuba.

How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War alike?

• They both ended with a communist government being overthrown.

• They both resulted in the reunification of the northern and southern parts of a nation.

• They both caused a major change in borders for the two countries.

• They both started when the communist side of a country attacked the non-communist side in order to unite them.

How did the United States government respond to the launch of Sputnik during the Cold War?

• It cut funding for scientific research and focused on building a stronger defense program.

• It formed an alliance of nations to share information about scientific and technical research.

• It pushed for students to study more math and science in schools.

• It stopped putting money into building up nuclear weapons.

The leader of the communist movement in Vietnam

• Chaing Kai Shek

• Mao Zedong

• Ngo Din Diem

• Ho Chi Minh

The theory that if one country falls to communism, many others will follow

• Sequential Theory

• Containment Theory

• Domino Theory

• Magnet Theory

An armistice agreement in the Korean Conflict, ended in an agreement that established a _________________ zone along the _______________.

• demilitarized/ 38th parallel

• peace/ border between the North and South

• armistice/ 35th parallel

• iron curtain/Warsaw zone

The start of the Space Race was marked by

• the Soviets launch of Sputnik

• the US landing on the moon

• the creation of NASA

• the Soviets landing on the moon