Cold War

Which viewpoint is expressed in this 1970 political cartoon?

• The Soviet Union had fewer nuclear weapons than the United States.

• The United States paid more for their nuclear weapons.

• Cost and instability resulted in arms control talks.

• Both Soviet and American citizens desired production of more weapons.

The location identified by this photograph was considered strategically important because of its

•  mineral resources

• tropical climate

• distance from the United States

•  position in the mid-Atlantic

Which term is most closely associated with the situation shown in this photograph?

• nonalignment

• perestroika

• détente

• arms race

Which claim is best supported by the evidence depicted in this cartoon?

• Ho Chi Minh wanted to keep North Vietnam separated from South Vietnam.

• The United States used air strikes to stop the spread of communism into South Vietnam.

• Ho Chi Minh invited the United States to use air strikes to end French colonization of Vietnam.

• Efforts by the United States to free South Vietnam from China were successful.

The reach of Ho Chi Minh’s tentacles in the cartoon suggests that

• he was interested in developing a strong naval presence in the region

•  his goal was to unify Vietnam

• he sought to cooperate with the United States to gain Chinese support

• his political ambitions included conquering South Vietnam’s neighbors

The wall referred to in this excerpt was used to

•  encourage the spread of capitalism

• limit the movement of people

•  promote imperialism

• prevent military cooperation

What is the intended purpose of this document?

• establishment of alliances

• promoting isolation

• containing communism

•  preventing future atrocities

The ideals contained in this document are most closely associated with the ideals developed by

• dictators

• Enlightenment thinkers

• industrialists

• supporters of imperialism

This document was drafted largely in response to the

• Holocaust

• Meiji Restoration

• Irish Potato Famine

• Rwandan Genocide

The situation shown in this cartoon is most closely associated with the

• end of World War I

• Holocaust

• rise of fascism

• Cold War