Unit 3: Cold War and Conclusion

Who was North Vietnam's communist ruler?

• Hun Sen
• Norodom Sihanouk
• Ho Chi Minh
• Ngo Dinh Diem

Why was the US opposed to Ho Chi Minh's leadership of North Vietnam?

• He was not democratically elected.
• He was the ruler of the communist government of N. Vietnam and was backed by the Soviet Union.
• He had supported Japan in WWII
• He wanted too much financial and military support from the US

Why did the US support Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam event though he rigged elections?

• He was a friend of Eisenhower.
• He was not a communist
• He was a likeable leader who had been educated in the US
• He was young and could remain in power for a long time

Which is a TRUE statement about US involvement in Vietnam?

• President Nixon announced a Vietnamization plan for withdrawal of US troops
• President Eisenhower avoided all involvement in Vietnam because of his military experience
• President Carter brought world leaders together to resolve conflicts in Vietnam
• President Johnson opposed passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Which are related to US involvement in Vietnam?

• Camp David Accords, Nikita Khrushchev, Dwight Eisenhower
• Tet Offensive, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, antiwar protests
• Vietnamization plan, Harry Truman, homeland security
• Antiwar protests, all volunteer army, support for North Vietnam

Soon after US troops pulled out of SE Asia, _______

• South Vietnam won its independence and became a democratic nation
• South Vietnam remained anti-communist but continued to be ruled by a dictator
• The communists had taken over South Vietnam, but Eisenhower's domino theory did not occur
• South Vietnam fell to North Vietnam and the two become a single communist nation

What happened when the Soviets invaded Czechslovakia?

• The right to free speech was guaranteed after the invasion
• The Red Army occupied Prague and arrested the KSC leader
• The reforms of the Prague Spring were implemented
• The UN took immediate action to support the Czech people.

What term describes the effort to ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s?

• negotiants
• accord
• coup d'etat
• détente

As part of the effort to ease tensions, the US and USSR signed treaties that put limitations on the numbers and kinds of nuclear missiles each country was building. What were these treaties called?

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• SALT

• Helsinki Accords

Which countries exercised tight controls over their citizens?

• Denmark, Italy, Romania
• France, West Germany, Czechoslovakia
• Poland, East Germany, Romania
• Hungary, Cuba, Canada