CS #25 Korean & Vietnam War

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union

• broke off all diplomatic ties

• refused to trade with each other

• formed competing military alliances

• clashed over control of the Mediterranean Sea

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Berlin airlift?

• controlling the spread of Nazism in Europe
• limiting Soviet expansion in Europe
• spreading democracy to developing countries in Africa
• establishing friendly relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union

The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 was to

• maintain peace in the Middle East
• block the German Nazi threat in Europe
• protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union
• increase United States influence in Asia

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.

Following North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950, the U.S. was able to secure support from the United Nations for the defense of South Korea to stop spread of communism

• Korean War
• Cold War
• Vietnam War

War between North and South Vietnam, 1954-1975; the U.S. intervened in order to prevent South Vietnam from becoming communist

• Korean War
• Cold War
• Vietnam War

The Korean peninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War I. 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 is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

• President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation.
• General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China.
• Americans felt Korea was located outside of U.S. containment policy.
• U.S. leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression.

What has been an effect of space technology and exploration on the people of the United States?

• It has forced them to find alternate sources of fuel.
• It led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans.
• It focused attention on the need to deregulate the uses of outer space.
• It reduced tensions in the space race as a form of Cold War competition.

Which development led to the other three?

• The U.S. government increased spending for science and math education.
• The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
• John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
• President Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon.