Cold War ConflictsUSII 7c

by Mrs. Beebe

Chincoteague Combined School

Which of the following was not characteristic of the Cold War?

1. A build-up of nuclear weapons

2. A series of global conflicts in which the superpowers aided opposing sides

3. Nuclear war between the two superpowers

4. The division of much of the world into two opposing camps

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What event in 1950 made the Cold War “hot”?

1. Vietnam War2. Korean War3. Cuban Missile

Crisis4. World War II

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The original goal of the United Nations forces in Korea was to push the North Koreans back across the

1. 29th parallel2. 38th parallel3. 32nd parallel4. 42nd parallel

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The agreement ending the Korean War created

1. another war2. a unified Korea3. a demilitarized

zone4. a 42nd parallel

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This cut communications between West and East Berlin.

1. Broken satellites2. Terrorists bombs3. Downed

telephone lines4. The Berlin Wall

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Both the Soviet Union and the United States built more and more weapons creating

1. a summit2. a peaceful

coexistence3. an arms race4. a domino theory

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The Cuban Missile Crisis began when1. the Soviet navy ran

the United States blockade of Cuba.

2. a United States spy plane was shot down over Cuba.

3. the Soviets began to build missile launching sites in Cuba.

4. the Cubans began an invasion of the United States missile site. th

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The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when

1. the Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba.

2. the United States bombed Soviet missile sites

3. the United States negotiated with Castro to destroy the missile sites.

4. the United Nations forced the two sides to compromise on missiles.

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This policy helped shape American policy in Vietnam for 20 years.

1. Presidential theory

2. Domino theory3. Vietnam theory4. 20-year theory

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ential theory

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The Viet Cong were1. South Vietnamese

who were sympathetic to the Communist cause.

2. North Vietnamese who were sympathetic to the Communist cause.

3. United States soldiers fighting for the Communists.

4. South Vietnamese who were fighting with the Americans.

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These attacks, which began on the Vietnamese new year, marked a turning point in the war.

1. Tet Offensive2. Gulf of Tonkin

attacks3. USS Pueblo

attacks4. Attacks on Saigon

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The conflict in Vietnam ended this way.

1. Paris peace accords

2. Agreement to stop bombing

3. Communist capture of Saigon

4. In an American victory

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When Nixon secretly sent American troops into this country, his critics charged that he overstepped his authority as president.

1. Cambodia2. China3. Japan4. Southeast Asia

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Which of the following characterized U.S. military involvement in both the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts?1. the attempt to

prevent the spread of communism

2. reliance on an all-volunteer army

3. student antiwar protests

4. widespread American public support

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Which of these events came last?

1. Korean War2. Cuban Missile

Crisis3. Vietnam War4. the formation of

NATO

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All of the following are pictures from the Cold War Era except

Picture

Choice 1

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Choice 2

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Choice 3

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Choice 4

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1. Picture Choice 12. Picture Choice 23. Picture Choice 34. Picture Choice 4

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