The Cold War

Front

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

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The spread of communism

Front

Why did the United States send troops to Vietnam?

Back

To stop the spread of communism

Front

The iron curtain was an actual wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin. At first it was a barbed wire fence, but later it changed to become a 12-foot high and 4-foot wide concrete wall.

Back

False

Front

Which term is most closely related to capitalism?

Back

democratic

Front

Why did the Soviet Union placing missiles in Cuba worry the United States?

Back

The U.S. worried that a nuclear war might start

Front

What happened as an effect of the end of the Korean War in 1953?

Back

North Korea and South Korea remained divided

Front

Did the Soviet Union support democratic governments and capitalist economies?

Back

False

Front

The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but there was not actual combat involved. The war between these two countries was a rivalry between which of the following?

capitalism vs. facism

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communism vs. dictatorship

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socialism vs. communism

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communism vs. capitalism

Back

communism vs. capitalism

Front

Which event brought the world close to a nuclear war in the 1960s?

Back

Cuban Missile Crisis

Front

Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949 by the leaders of several non-communist countries?

Back

To keep the USSR from forcing communism on other countries.