Bell Ringer: VUS. 12

The Cold War foreign policy to stop communist aggression into other countries was known as

• Massive Resistance

• Containment

• Collective Security

• Deterrence

In which East Asian country did the United States support anticommunist forces in a conflict during the 1950s aimed at preventing the spread of communism?

• Japan

• Korea

• Taiwan

• Philippines

Which Southeast Asian country, part of what was formerly known as French Indochina, became the site of the longest United States military conflict?

• Hong Kong

• Bangladesh

• Thailand

• Vietnam

Following United States military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam-

• Adopted a government similar to Great Britain

• Divided into two countries

• Continued to fight a civil war

• Adopted a communist form of government

The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was an attempt-

• To end Spanish rule in Cuba

• By the United States to overthrow the Castro government

• By the Soviets to invade southern Florida

• To impose a communist government in Cuba

During the Cold War, Virginia’s economy-

• Declined as federal dollars were sent to other regions.

• Benefited, especially in Hampton Roads (military bases) and northern Virginia

• Remained stable as the rest of the nation’s economy declined.

• Improved as many corporations moved their headquarters to Virginia.

The ​ ​ (a)   Scandal was caused when Nixon ordered the Democratic Convention to be bugged.

• Watergate
• Potsdam
• Tet
• Tonkin
• Bay of Pigs

How did the USSR and US compete during the Cold War?

• Sports

• Space Research

• Military Technology

• All of the answers are correct

​ (a)   was a failed invasion of Cuba with the hope of overthrowing the communist government ​

• Bay of Pigs
• Potsdam Conference
• Warsaw Pact
• NATO

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) NATO Countries

,

(b) Warsaw Pact Countries

• East Germany

• Portugal

• The United Kingdom

• Hungary

• Albania

• Romanai

• Belgium

• Bulgaria

• Norway

• Soviet Union
• Italy

• Denmark

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

• The United States

• France

• Canada

• Iceland