Cold War at Its Height — Quiz

Question 1

Which Cold War event happened last?

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The Vietnam War ends.

Question 2

Which country launched the first satellite into outer space?

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the Soviet Union

Question 3

The Korean War began in 1950 when the

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Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.

Question 4

By the time the Korean War ended in 1953,

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the division of the Korean peninsula remained unchanged.

Question 5

The Vietcong were rebels in South Vietnam who wanted to

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unify the South and North under a Communist government.

Question 6

Which of these resulted from the Vietnam War? Choose four correct answers.

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Communism spreads to Laos and Cambodia.; Anti-government feelings spread in the United States.; Vietnam is united under a Communist government.; Support for the containment of Communism lessens.

Question 7

In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

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Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.

Question 8

In which way did the Vietnam War and the Korean War end differently?

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Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.

Question 9

Which of these were results of the Korean War? Choose three correct answers.

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loss of millions of lives; tension between North Korea and the United States; greater US concern about the spread of Communism

Question 10

What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

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domino theory

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