Chapter 28: Cold War's Impact on Domestic & International Events

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

Why did the United States begin a trade embargo against Cuba in the 1960s?

• to encourage political change in Cuba

• to promote domestic industries in Cuba

• to motivate Cubans to immigrate to the United States

• to end the domination of the sugar industry by Cuba

Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?

• to prevent the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia

• to reduce French influence in Vietnam

• to stop Communist China from annexing Vietnam

• to support the government of North Vietnam

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 missile crisis were conflicts that directly involved the United States with which two other nations?

• Dominican Republic and Haiti

• Cuba and the Soviet Union

• Communist China and Japan

• North Korea and South Korea

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

What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

• He attacked the missile silos with strategic air strikes

• He had the army seize control of Cuba

• He placed a blockade around Cuba and threatened war

• He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro

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 de regulate the uses for 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

Most Americans who opposed sending U.S. troops to fight in Vietnam believed that

• nuclear weapons should be used to bring the war to a quick end

• the war in Vietnam should be extended to include war with China

• the nation should focus on domestic issues and not police the world

• international trade would be interrupted by fighting in Vietnam

Which list of wars that involved the United States is in the correct chronological order?

• Vietnam--> Spanish American -->Korea -->WWII

• Spanish American --> Korean --> WWII --> Vietnam

• WWII --> Vietnam --> Spanish American --> Korean

• Spanish American --> WWII --> Korean --> Vietnam