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Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

A
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.
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The theory that the threat of nuclear war is enough to prevent an attack is called

A
containment
B
brinkmanship
C
nuclear deterrence
D
mutually assured destruction
3

Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of Sputnik I?

A
the Mercury program
B
the founding of NASA
C
improvements in ICBMs
D
landing a man on the moon
4

Brinkmanship is best defined as

A
declaring war after less drastic alternatives have been explored and rejected.
B
taking a dispute to the edge of conflict to force an enemy to back down.
C
trying to amass more and more powerful weapons to overpower an enemy.
D
lining up weapons at another nation’s borders to send a threatening message.
5

One goal of both the United States and the USSR during the arms race was to

A
develop more powerful armies.
B
be the first to launch a missile.
C
build more destructive weapons.
D
develop the first nuclear bomb.
6

What was the goal of President Truman’s policy of containment?

A
to liberate as many Communist countries as possible
B
to prevent Communism from spreading in the United States
C
to construct a wall to hold Communism within its 1947 borders
D
to stop Communism from spreading to non-Communist countries
7

After the success of the Sputnik launch, the United States feared that

A
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.
8

How did the concept of mutually assured destruction influence the Cold War?

A
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.
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Brinkmanship was a bold, aggressive idea because it required

A
the drastic decrease of defense spending.
B
enemies to engage in lengthy peace talks.
C
bluffing an attack so an enemy would back down
D
invading a country to force it to surrender.
10

What was the major impact of the launch of Sputnik I on the United States?

A
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.

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