Ch. 18+20: The Cold War & Life During the Cold War

The U.S. & the Soviet Union became rivals after WWII because

• the Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons.

• the Marshall Plan failed to rebuild war-torn Europe.

• Communists & Western capitalists distrusted each other.

• the U.S. threatened to invade Soviet satellite states.

The Marshall Plan was based on the idea that

• North and South Korea should be unified.

• military force was the best way to contain communism.

• nations should maintain large arsenals of nuclear weapons.

• communism succeeded only in countries with economic problems.

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to

• stop the flow of refugees from East Germany.

• prevent the spread of communism.

• protect Soviet military supplies.

• retaliate against U.S. aggression.

The purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward was to

• force more people to farm private plots of land.

• increase the government's aid to individuals.

• encourage workers to start new businesses.

• allow more people to work in industry.

Why did the people of China ultimately reject the Cultural Revolution?

• Its ideas were rooted in old culture.

• Mao did not believe in it.

• The Red Guards' actions horrified them.

• It stood for change.

Which event led to improved relations between the United States and China?

• the end of the war in Vietnam

• President Richard Nixon's state visit to China

• the election of Deng Xiaoping

• the end of Communist Party rule in China

Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to take over South Korea?

• France

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Vietnam

The United States considered Cuba a threat because

• the Cuban government had been overthrown and was unstable.

• Castro and Kennedy did not trust each other.

• Cuba, which was only 90 miles away, had ties with the Soviets.

• exiles were fleeing the country.

After World War II, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?

• Britain

• China

• Japan

• France

The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to communism,

• other Asian countries would come to the aid of South Vietnam.

• other countries in the region would also fall to communism.

• North Vietnam would become communist, too.

• U.S. citizens would turn against the war.