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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
the Soviet Union built them too.
B
world peace had been assured.
C
no other country wanted to build them.
D
a new world war was about to start.
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What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

A
domino theory
B
arms race
C
brinkmanship
D
containment theory
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Which Cold War event happened last?

A
The Korean War ends.
B
Sputnik is launched.
C
The Vietnam War ends.
D
The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place.
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Read this passage about the partition of Korea.“The partition of Korea into two zones dominates the political and economic life of the peninsular. The division of Korea at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and fast boundary which cuts off all intercourse between the northern and southern halves of the country, except for the exchange of mail and the transfer of surplus electric power from North to South Korea.” –The Situation in Korea, 1947 ReportThe passage says that the partition of Korea

A
divided the land but left the Korean economy running well.
B
encouraged communications between the two parts of the country.
C
divided the country, both in its political and economic life.
D
discouraged Communism from spreading into Korea from China.
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The two superpowers that opposed each other during the Cold War were the United States and

A
East Germany
B
Italy
C
Japan
D
the Soviet Union
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

A
shoot down enemy airplanes.
B
strike targets far away.
C
launch satellites into space.
D
detect enemy troops at night.
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Which of the following were results of the Korean War? Select three options.loss of millions of liveseasing of tensions in regiongreater US concern about the spread of Communismend of communism in Koreaunification of Korean peninsulatension between North Korea and the United States

A
loss of millions of lives
B
easing of tensions in region
C
greater US concern about the spread of Communism
D
end of communism in Korea
E
unification of Korean peninsula
F
tension between North Korea and the United States
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Which of the following resulted from the Vietnam War? Select four options. Vietnam is united under a Communist government.Support for the containment of Communism lessens.Anti-government feelings spread in the United States.The spread of communism in Asia is halted.Vietnam is united under a non-Communist government.Communism spreads to Laos and Cambodia.

A
Vietnam is united under a Communist government.
B
Support for the containment of Communism lessens.
C
Anti-government feelings spread in the United States.
D
The spread of communism in Asia is halted.
E
Vietnam is united under a non-Communist government.
F
Communism spreads to Laos and Cambodia.
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Tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for

A
resources.
B
weapons.
C
troops.
D
leaders.
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The Vietcong were rebels in South Vietnam who wanted to

A
rid both North and South Vietnam of Communist influence.
B
spread the Catholic religion throughout Vietnam.
C
overthrow the Communists who controlled the country.
D
unify the South and North under a Communist government.
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The map shows Korea after World War II.

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A
part of China.
B
divided country.
C
part of Japan.
D
unified country.
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Read the passage from a speech on Vietnam given by President Nixon in 1969.“For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude. —A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allied and lets down its friends. —Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest. —This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace—in the Middle East, in Berlin, eventually even in the Western Hemisphere . . . For these reasons, I rejected the recommendation that I should end the war by immediately withdrawing all of our forces.” —President Richard Nixon Address to the nation Nov. 3, 1969What foreign policy direction does the President say the United States should follow?

A
The US should withdraw its military forces from Vietnam as quickly as is possible.
B
The US should not withdraw from Vietnam, because that would cause problems elsewhere.
C
The US should turn its attention from Vietnam to the Middle East, Berlin, and the Western Hemisphere.
D
The goal of US foreign policy, if American troops leave Vietnam, should be one of world conquest.
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The Korean War began in 1950 when the

A
Soviet Union attacked South Korea.
B
United Nations invaded North Korea.
C
Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.
D
people of Korea rose up against the Japanese.
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The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.

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A
It dropped by approximately $40,000 million.
B
It dropped by approximately $30,000 million.
C
It stayed about the same.
D
It went up by about $30,000 million.
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Germany
B
Austria
C
England
D
France

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