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What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

A
domino theory
B
arms race
C
brinkmanship
D
containment theory
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Read the passage from a speech on Vietnam given by President Nixon in 1969.“For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude. —A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allied and lets down its friends. —Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest. —This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace—in the Middle East, in Berlin, eventually even in the Western Hemisphere . . . For these reasons, I rejected the recommendation that I should end the war by immediately withdrawing all of our forces.” —President Richard Nixon Address to the nation Nov. 3, 1969What foreign policy direction does the President say the United States should follow?

A
The US should withdraw its military forces from Vietnam as quickly as is possible.
B
The US should not withdraw from Vietnam, because that would cause problems elsewhere.
C
The US should turn its attention from Vietnam to the Middle East, Berlin, and the Western Hemisphere.
D
The goal of US foreign policy, if American troops leave Vietnam, should be one of world conquest.
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Which Cold War event happened last?

A
The Korean War ends.
B
Sputnik is launched.
C
The Vietnam War ends.
D
The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place.
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The Korean War began in 1950 when the

A
Soviet Union attacked South Korea.
B
United Nations invaded North Korea.
C
Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.
D
people of Korea rose up against the Japanese.
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In which way did the Vietnam War and the Korean War end differently?

A
The war in Korea ended with little bloodshed, in contrast with Vietnam.
B
Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.
C
Korea became Communist, while Vietnam became non-Communist.
D
Vietnam remained divided, while Korea was united.
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The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.

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A
US defense spending was affected by domestic needs during these years, not world events.
B
US defense spending was one-half that of the Soviet Union'’s from 1946 to 1968.
C
US defense spending declined after World War II but increased as the Cold War heated up.
D
US defense spending was at its highest point in the years immediately following World War II.
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In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

A
Both Vietnam and Korea were allied with the United States but then shifted allegiance to the Soviet Union.
B
Both Vietnam and Korea were unified, Communist countries who then voted to become democracies.
C
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided and suffered when the South invaded the North.
D
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.
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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
the Soviet Union built them too.
B
world peace had been assured.
C
no other country wanted to build them.
D
a new world war was about to start.
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

A
shoot down enemy airplanes.
B
strike targets far away.
C
launch satellites into space.
D
detect enemy troops at night.
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The map shows Korea after World War II.

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part of China.
B
divided country.
C
part of Japan.
D
unified country.

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