The Cold War around the World Answers

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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 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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Aruba
B
Puerto Rico
C
Cuba
D
Saint Thomas
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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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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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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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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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A
Germany
B
Austria
C
England
D
France
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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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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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