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The launch of Sputnik I stunned Americans because

A
The United States had landed the first man on the moon.
B
The USSR had landed the first man on the moon.
C
The USSR had launched the world’s first artificial satellite.
D
The United States had launched the world’s first artificial satellite.
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When did U.S. defense spending increase the most?

A
between 1946 and 1948
B
between 1950 and 1953
C
between 1960 and 1964
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Which of the following best describes Eisenhower’s position on the arms race?

A
The United States would be defeated by the USSR in a competition to build the strongest weapons.
B
If one nation used its nuclear weapons on another, both nations would be destroyed.
C
Americans were tired of war and would revolt against government use of nuclear weapons.
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What key component of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War is Dulles describing?

A
containment
B
brinkmanship
C
domino theory
D
mutually assured destruction
6

The most important goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was to

A
achieve human space flight
B
build better missiles than the USSR
C
achieve U.S. dominance in space
D
launch an attack from space
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The policy of containment involved

A
taking a dispute to the edge of conflict to force the opposition to back down.
B
believing that if one nation became Communist, so would its neighbors.
C
stopping the spread of Communism beyond its 1947 borders.
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Why did the United States oppose Ho Chi Minh?

A
He refused to hold national elections in Vietnam.
B
He led a rebellion against the United States for self-rule in Vietnam.
C
He wanted to reunite Vietnam under Communist rule.
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Which statement(s) below are true?

A
Ho Chi Minh and his supporters defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu.
B
After World War II, civil war broke out in Vietnam because the country became independent.
C
The United States feared if Vietnam fell to Communism, its neighbors wouldtoo.
D
France supported the United States in the conflict against Vietnam.
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Which of the following correctly sequences the events in Vietnam?

A
France refused to grant independence; Ho Chi Minh won at Dien Bien Phu; Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel
B
Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel; Ho Chi Minh won at Dien Bien Phu; France refused to grant independence
C
Ho Chi Minh won at Dien Bien Phu; Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel;France refused to grant independence
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President Eisenhower used domino theory to argue that

A
the United States had to prevent the spread of Communism
B
no nation could win a nuclear war because both nations would be destroyed
C
the threat of a nuclear war was enough to prevent an enemy attack
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The United States became involved in Vietnam because Americans feared that

A
France would not support the United States in the arms race against theUSSR.
B
Laos and Cambodia would become Communist if Vietnam becameCommunist.
C
The Vietnamese would send someone to the moon before the United Statescould.

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