Cold War at Its Height

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.

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

The Korean War began in 1950 when the Soviet Union attacked South Korea. United Nations invaded North Korea. Communist North attacked the non-Communist South. people of Korea rose up against the Japanese.

Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.

The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968. What happened to US defense spending from 1946 to 1948? It dropped by approximately $40,000 million. It dropped by approximately $30,000 million. It stayed about the same. It went up by about $30,000 million.

It dropped by approximately $30,000 million.

The two superpowers that opposed each other during the Cold War were the United States and East Germany Italy Japan the Soviet Union

the Soviet Union

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.

unify the South and North under a Communist government.

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.

Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.

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, 1969 What foreign policy direction does the President say the United States should follow? The US should withdraw its military forces from Vietnam as quickly as is possible. The US should not withdraw from Vietnam, because that would cause problems elsewhere. The US should turn its attention from Vietnam to the Middle East, Berlin, and the Western Hemisphere. The goal of US foreign policy, if American troops leave Vietnam, should be one of world conquest.

The US should not withdraw from Vietnam, because that would cause problems elsewhere.

Which Cold War event happened last? The Korean War ends. Sputnik is launched. The Vietnam War ends. The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place.

The Vietnam War ends.

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 Report The 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.

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

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.

strike targets far away.