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Which Cold War event happened last?

The Korean War ends.

Sputnik is launched.

The Vietnam War ends.

The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place.

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In which way did the Vietnam War and the Korean War end differently?

The war in Korea ended with little bloodshed, in contrast with Vietnam.

Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.

Korea became Communist, while Vietnam became non-Communist.

Vietnam remained divided, while Korea was united.

In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

Both Vietnam and Korea were allied with the United States but then shifted allegiance to the Soviet Union.

Both Vietnam and Korea were unified, Communist countries who then voted to become democracies.

Both Vietnam and Korea were divided and suffered when the South invaded the North.

Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.

The map shows Korea after World War II.

part of China.

divided country.

part of Japan.

unified country.

The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

the Soviet Union built them too.

world peace had been assured.

no other country wanted to build them.

a new world war was about to start.

The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.

US defense spending was affected by domestic needs during these years, not world events.

US defense spending was one-half that of the Soviet Union'’s from 1946 to 1968.

US defense spending declined after World War II but increased as the Cold War heated up.

US defense spending was at its highest point in the years immediately following World War II.

Read this passage about the partition of Korea.“The partition of Korea into two zones dominates the political and economic life of the peninsular. The division of Korea at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and fast boundary which cuts off all intercourse between the northern and southern halves of the country, except for the exchange of mail and the transfer of surplus electric power from North to South Korea.” –The Situation in Korea, 1947 ReportThe passage says that the partition of Korea

divided the land but left the Korean economy running well.

encouraged communications between the two parts of the country.

divided the country, both in its political and economic life.

discouraged Communism from spreading into Korea from China.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

shoot down enemy airplanes.

strike targets far away.

launch satellites into space.

detect enemy troops at night.

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Germany

Austria

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France

The Vietcong were rebels in South Vietnam who wanted to

rid both North and South Vietnam of Communist influence.

spread the Catholic religion throughout Vietnam.

overthrow the Communists who controlled the country.

unify the South and North under a Communist government.

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