Cold War

Which title best completes the partial outline below? I. ______________________ A. Berlin Blockade B. Cuban Missile Crisis C. Vietnam War

• Road to World War I
• Victories for Democracy
• Cold War Confrontations
• Terrorism in the 20th Century

The United States' involvement in the Vietnam War and the Soviet Union's involvement in Afghanistan were primarily motivated by a desire to

• exploit the mineral resources of the regions

• stop Japan's expansion in the Middle East

• support governments that would remain strong allies

• establish independent nation-states in the regions

One of the reasons for both the French Revolution (1789) and the Cuban Revolution (1959) was that

• people often rebel when ruled by a foreign power
• monarchs did not meet the needs of culturally diverse populations
• existing governments failed to address major economic differences between social classes
• Karl Marx's writings encouraged workers and industrialists to unite

The blockade of Berlin in 1948, the Hungarian revolt of 1956, and the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 demonstrated that the Soviet Union

• wanted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• used economic sanctions to achieve its foreign policy goals
• was willing to use military force in situations that challenged his power
• hoped to boost its economy through cultural exchange

The 38th parallel in Korea and the 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark

• boundaries created by mountain ranges
• demarcation lines instituted by papal authority
• disputed territorial claims between ethnic minorities
• the political divisions established between communist and non-communist territories

Which statement would be consistent with Fidel Castro's views?

• The spread of communism is the greatest danger facing Latin America.
• A US military presence is the key to the defense of Latin America.
• Progress and justice in Latin America can only be achieved through revolutionary socialism.
• The introduction of a free market system will improve the economies of the Latin American nations.

The Truman Doctrine, the Korean War, the crisis in Guatemala, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan were all

• reasons for the industrial revolution
• examples of Japanese imperialism
• Cold war events
• causes of World War II