Cold War Conflicts USII 7c by Mrs. Beebe Chincoteague Combined School

1. Cold War ConflictsUSII 7cby Mrs. BeebeChincoteague Combined School

2. Which of the following was not characteristic of the Cold War? • A build-up of nuclear weapons • A series of global conflicts in which the superpowers aided opposing sides • Nuclear war between the two superpowers • The division of much of the world into two opposing camps 0 of 30

3. What event in 1950 made the Cold War “hot”? • Vietnam War • Korean War • Cuban Missile Crisis • World War II 0 of 30

4. The original goal of the United Nations forces in Korea was to push the North Koreans back across the • 29th parallel • 38th parallel • 32nd parallel • 42nd parallel 0 of 30

5. The agreement ending the Korean War created • another war • a unified Korea • a demilitarized zone • a 42nd parallel 0 of 30

6. This cut communications between West and East Berlin. • Broken satellites • Terrorists bombs • Downed telephone lines • The Berlin Wall 0 of 30

7. Both the Soviet Union and the United States built more and more weapons creating • a summit • a peaceful coexistence • an arms race • a domino theory 0 of 30

8. The Cuban Missile Crisis began when • the Soviet navy ran the United States blockade of Cuba. • a United States spy plane was shot down over Cuba. • the Soviets began to build missile launching sites in Cuba. • the Cubans began an invasion of the United States missile site. 0 of 30

9. The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when • the Soviets agreed to remove missiles from Cuba. • the United States bombed Soviet missile sites • the United States negotiated with Castro to destroy the missile sites. • the United Nations forced the two sides to compromise on missiles. 0 of 30

10. This policy helped shape American policy in Vietnam for 20 years. • Presidential theory • Domino theory • Vietnam theory • 20-year theory 0 of 30

11. The Viet Cong were • South Vietnamese who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. • North Vietnamese who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. • United States soldiers fighting for the Communists. • South Vietnamese who were fighting with the Americans. 0 of 30

12. These attacks, which began on the Vietnamese new year, marked a turning point in the war. • Tet Offensive • Gulf of Tonkin attacks • USS Pueblo attacks • Attacks on Saigon 0 of 30

13. The conflict in Vietnam ended this way. • Paris peace accords • Agreement to stop bombing • Communist capture of Saigon • In an American victory 0 of 30

14. When Nixon secretly sent American troops into this country, his critics charged that he overstepped his authority as president. • Cambodia • China • Japan • Southeast Asia 0 of 30

15. Which of the following characterized U.S. military involvement in both the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts? • the attempt to prevent the spread of communism • reliance on an all-volunteer army • student antiwar protests • widespread American public support 0 of 30

16. Which of these events came last? • Korean War • Cuban Missile Crisis • Vietnam War • the formation of NATO 0 of 30

17. All of the following are pictures from the Cold War Era except • Picture Choice 1 • Picture Choice 2 • Picture Choice 3 • Picture Choice 4 2. 4. 1. 3. 0 of 30