Cold War Quiz 8.3 v2025

The Korean War and Vietnam War were examples of what theory used by the US to describe their fear of the spread of communism to other countries in the area?

• Roosevelt Theory

• Domino Theory

• Communist Theory

• Imperial Theory

What did Buddhists in South Vietnam do in the late 1950's to protest against the corrupt U.S. backed government leader Ngo Dinh Diem?

• armed themselves and killed officials

• sided with communist forces

• set themselves on fire

• encouraged people to revolt against the government

Leader of Communist Party in Vietnam since the 1930's who fought against the French and later the U.S. and won

• Kim Jung Un

• Pol Pot

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

Countries aligned with the United States after World War II (developed, industrial, and capitalistic) were usually considered

• 1st World Nations

• 2nd World Nations

• 3rd World Nations

• Outer Rim Nations

In 1954, the Vietminh defeated the ___________ and created Communist North Vietnam.

• French

• British

• Russians

• United States

The belief by the U.S. government that they were behind the Soviet Union in rocket technology after 1957 was referred to as

• Sputnik

• U2 Incident

• Eisenhauer Doctrine

• Missile Gap

Countries that lag far behind in economic, political and technology development are considered

• 1st World Nations

• 2nd World Nations

• 3rd World Nations

• Outer Rim Nations

The East European nation of _______ attempted to free itself from communist control in 1956, but failed with the cost of 30,000 protestors lives.

• Yugoslavia

• Romania

• Hungary

• China

U.S. space agency created in 1958

• Weyland-Yutani

• Incom

• NASA

• Sienar

Because of Soviet space success in the late 1950's, the U.S. Congress

• began funding anti-satellite research

• defunded NASA

• increased funding for math and science education in U.S. schools

• attacked the Soviet spaceport at Vladivistok