Brinkmanship in the Cold War – Flashcards
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Which of the following correctly sequences the events in Vietnam?
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France refused to grant independence; Ho Chi Minh won at Dien Bien Phu; Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel
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The United States became involved in Vietnam because Americans feared that
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Laos and Cambodia would become Communist if Vietnam became
Communist.
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In which year was U.S. defense spending the lowest?
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1948
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When did U.S. defense spending increase the most?
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between 1950 and 1953
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Which of the following best describes Eisenhower's position on the arms race?
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If one nation used its nuclear weapons on another, both nations would be destroyed.
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What key component of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War is Dulles describing?
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brinkmanship
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The most important goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was to
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achieve human space flight
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The launch of Sputnik I stunned Americans because
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The USSR had launched the world's first artificial satellite.
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Neil Armstrong spoke these words when he took his first steps on the moon.
What NASA program had Armstrong successfully completed?
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the Apollo Program
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The policy of containment involved
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stopping the spread of Communism beyond its 1947 borders.
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President Eisenhower used domino theory to argue that
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the United States had to prevent the spread of Communism
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The country shown on the map to the right is
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Vietnam
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During WWII, this country was a colony of
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France
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In 1958, Ho Chi Min was the leader of
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North Vietnam
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Why did the United States oppose Ho Chi Minh?
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He wanted to reunite Vietnam under Communist rule.
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Which statement(s) below are true?
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1 and 3
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The purpose of was to prevent the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia.
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SEATO
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Which country refused to grant independence to Vietnam?
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France
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In 1954, after the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu,
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Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.
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Brinkmanship is best defined as
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taking a dispute to the edge of conflict to force an enemy to back down.
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The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began when
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the Soviet Union launched its first satellite.
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Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of Sputnik I?
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the founding of NASA
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Why did the United States suffer a loss of confidence following the launch of Sputnik I?
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The United States assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets.
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One goal of both the United States and the USSR during the arms race was to
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build more destructive weapons.
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The theory that the threat of nuclear war is enough to prevent an attack is called
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nuclear detterance
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The first US satellite was called
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Explorer I.
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One major goal of the Mercury program was to send a manned spacecraft into orbit and to
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find a way to dock in space.
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Based on the graph, defense spending in the United States
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increased during the arms race against the USSR.
