Cold War Study Guide

Why did China enter the Korean War?

• To support South Korea

• To invade Japan

• To defend North Korea from a possible UN victory

• To stop Soviet expansion

Why did many young Americans protest the Vietnam War?

• They supported communism

• Many were drafted into a war they didn’t believe in

• The war was too far away

• They supported North Vietnam

What was the purpose of the Vietnam Study Task Force?

• Plan the invasion of North Korea

• Create a record of nuclear tests

• Write an encyclopedic history of the Vietnam War

• Expose CIA activities in Latin America

Which countries supported North and South Vietnam during the war?

• USSR supported South; US supported North

• US supported both sides

• USSR supported North; US supported South

• China supported South; USSR supported North

Why was Cuba becoming a communist state seen as a threat to U.S. interests?

• Cuba had a large oil reserve

• It was closely allied with the Soviet Union

• It was the largest economy in the region

• Cuba was threatening U.S. shipping routes

What was the result of the U.S.-backed coup in Guatemala?

• A. A lasting democracy

• B. Civil war and political instability

• C. Economic boom

• D. Improved relations with the USSR

What is a proxy war?

• A direct war between two world powers

• A war fought within a single country

• A war started by major powers who support opposing sides but don’t fight directly

• A war over colonial independence

8. What was the Tsar Bomba?

• The largest nuclear bomb ever detonated

• A Russian submarine

• A Soviet space mission

• A type of tank

Which country received the most financial aid from the Marshall Plan?

• France

• West Germany

• Italy

• The United Kingdom

How was Germany divided after World War II?

• Into north and south zones

• Into four zones controlled by Allied powers

• Controlled entirely by the United States

• Given independence immediately