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In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a) South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
b) North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
c) South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
d) North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.

After World War II, the United States signed several treaties with foreign countries. These treaties called for the nations that signed them to protect each other, even if an enemy attacked only one of them. Which factor caused the United States to
a) the outbreak of many revolutions in South America and Latin America
b) the failure of United States troops to fight effectively in World War II
c) the growing threat of the former Soviet Union and world communism
d) the growing sense of trust between China and Soviet Union

After World War II, a new type of conflict developed between the Soviet Union and the United States that involved competition between the two countries in everything they did. What was this conflict known as?
a) the Cold War
b) the Civil War
c) the World War
d) the Economic War

North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War. Which countries intervened?
a) The United States supported North Korea; Japan supported South Korea.
b) Germany supported North Korea; France supported South Korea.
c) Vietnam supported North Korea; China supported South Korea.
d) China supported North Korea; the United States supported South Korea.

Which of these BEST describes the result of the Korean War (1950-1953)?
a) It united North Korea and South Korea into a single country.
b) It left North Korea and South Korea divided at the 38th Parallel.
c) North Korea and South Korea were placed under United Nations control.
d) The United Nations required North and South Korea to become democracies.

For what reason was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization started by the United States and other nations in 1949?
a) They wanted to plan an attack on the Soviet Union to end the Cold War.
b) They wanted to combine resources from around the world to end world hunger.
c) They wanted to create treaties for all current and future wars around the world.
d) They hoped to prevent the Soviet Union from forcing communism on other countries.

· headquartered in Brussels, Belgium · multinational military alliance · Treaty of Belgium united the members · created to combat the spread of Communism These terms are describing what international organization?
a) The European Union (EU)
b) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
c) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

The United States and Great Britain launched the Berlin Airlift in response to what event?
a) The Soviet Union took American supplies that were being delivered to Berlin.
b) The Soviet Union stopped overland shipments between Berlin and western Europe.
c) Berlin's access to medical supplies and treatment was cut off by the Soviet Union.
d) The Soviet Union cut off Berlin's access to major electricity and water plants.

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Britain
a) blockaded Cuba in retaliation to Soviet actions.
b) broke off all diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
c) instituted an economic boycott of all imported Soviet goods.
d) began an airlift designed to keep West Berlin supplied with goods.

The term Cold War describes political conflicts between what two countries?
a) the United States and Japan
b) Great Britain and the Soviet Union
c) the United States and Great Britain
d) the United States and the Soviet Union

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. - Winston Churchill, 1946 The iron curtain Winston Churchill referred to
a) was one of the primary causes of World War II.
b) was caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union.
c) divided Korea into two separate countries along the 38th Parallel.
d) divided European countries into two groups- communist and non-communist.

Why did Senator Joseph McCarthy become famous during the 1950s?
a) McCarthy wanted to end communist activity in the United States.
b) McCarthy wanted to improve relations with the Soviet Union.
c) McCarthy supported developing the space program.
d) McCarthy supported stronger civil rights laws.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world into a nuclear war.
a) Kennedy, Khrushchev
b) Carter, Brezhnev
c) Reagan, Gorbachev
d) Johnson, Khrushchev

Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam in the 1960s?
a) The American people demanded the government support Vietnam.
b) American businesses in Vietnam were threatened by the Communists.
c) It feared that if Vietnam became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow.
d) Japan was threatened militarily by the possibility of a Communist government in Vietnam.

In 1962, how did the United Nations help prevent a missile crisis from becoming a nuclear war?
a) The UN held a trial against Saddam Hussain for violating the Declaration of Human Rights.
b) The UN helped negotiate a treaty between the United States and Argentina
c) The UN helped negotiate peace between Nikita Khrushchev and John Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
d) The UN used its military to raid suspected Communist countries for nuclear weapons.

Why did the Soviet Union choose Cuba as their location for nuclear weapons in what became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a) It was a small country, so they were easily forced into cooperate with the Soviets.
b) The mountainous land of Cuba was an ideal location for hiding weapons at that time.
c) It was close to the U.S., which gave the Soviets the ability to threaten a nuclear attack.
d) Cubans wanted to become communist, so Cuban leaders cooperated with the Soviets.

The Tet Offensive is associated with which event?
a) Korean War
b) Vietnam War
c) The Berlin Wall
d) Cuban Missile Crisis

What is the domino theory?
a) The fear that if one country surrendered to Germany, then the rest would too.
b) The fear that if one country turned communist, then all of the countries around it would turn communist too.
c) The blockade that was set up around Cuba to keep the Soviet Union from coming in.
d) The fear that if one country has nuclear weapons, they would all start using them.

Which statement describes the MAIN impact television had on the Vietnam War?
a) It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.
b) It allowed American soldiers to send messages back home to loved ones.
c) It discredited the anti-war protesters by showing American military successes.
d) It failed to have an impact since the news focused mainly on Civil Rights issues.

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between which two countries?
a) Cuba and Venezuela
b) the Soviet Union and Cuba
c) Cuba and the Dominican Republic
d) the United States and the Soviet Union

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