The Cold War

Front

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

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The spread of communism

Front

Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?

Back

To stop the spread of communism

Front

The iron curtain was an actual wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin. At first it was a barbed wire fence, but later it changed to become a 12-foot high and 4-foot wide concrete wall. True or False?

Back

False

Front

Which term is most closely related to capitalism? Options: dictatorship, facism, democratic, communist

Back

democratic

Front

The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that were pointed toward the U.S. Why did this worry the United States?

Back

The U.S. worried that a nuclear war might start.

Front

What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?

Back

North Korea and South Korea remained divided

Front

The Soviet Union supported democratic governments and capitalist economies.

Back

False

Front

The Cold War was a rivalry between which of the following?
capitalism vs. facism
communism vs. dictatorship
socialism vs. communism
communism vs. capitalism

Back

communism vs. capitalism

Front

Which of the following events brought the world close to a nuclear war in the 1960s? Space Race, Dropping of the atomic bomb, Cuban Missile Crisis, Construction of the Berlin Wall

Back

Cuban Missile Crisis

Front

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?

Back

to keep the USSR from forcing communism on other countries