Brinkmanship in the Cold War Answers
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Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?
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The United States feared Communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia.B
The United States wanted to help Vietnam gain independence from France.C
The United States did not want France to take control of Vietnam from the USSR.D
The United States thought it would have to send troops to Dien Bien Phu.22
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Which of the following was a justification for the increase in US defense spending during the Cold War?
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The United States needed to develop more and better weapons to prevent an attack.B
The United States wanted to purchase large amounts of land to conduct nuclear tests.C
The United States planned to launch an attack against the Soviet Union on Russian soil.D
The United States wanted to become the world’s first example of a superpower.23
How did the concept of mutually assured destruction influence the Cold War?
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It stopped the United States from developing missiles to deliver the bombs.B
It proved that there was no safe place to test nuclear weapons.C
It showed that the Soviets were unable to develop a nuclear weapon.D
It reminded people that a nuclear war would be devastating for everyone.24
In October of 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the United States by
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refusing to build missiles.B
testing the first hydrogen bomb.C
increasing their defense spending.D
launching the satellite Sputnik I.25
Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of Sputnik I?
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the Mercury programB
the founding of NASAC
improvements in ICBMsD
landing a man on the moon26
After the success of the Sputnik launch, the United States feared that
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they would never be able to launch their own satellite.B
the USSR had used technology developed by the United States.C
the Soviets had superior nuclear capabilities.D
that any future US satellites would not be as successful.27
Look at the graph.Based on the graph, defense spending in the United States
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decreased when the United States focused on the Vietnam War.B
decreased as more nuclear weapons were stockpiled.C
increased in the years immediately after World War II.D
increased during the arms race against the USSR.28
What was the major impact of the launch of Sputnik I on the United States?
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The United States withdrew from the space race because it could not beat the Soviets.B
The United States took steps to catch up and surpass the Soviets in the space race.C
The United States created the NASA law to fund math and science education.D
The United States focused all of its attention on destroying the Soviet satellite Sputnik I.Did you find these answers helpful?
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