Cold War at Its Height Quiz

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

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

The Korean War began in 1950 when the

Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.

The two superpowers that opposed each other during the Cold War were the United States and

the Soviet Union

Which country launched the first satellite into outer space?

the Soviet Union

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

the Soviet Union built them too.

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

Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.

The map shows Korea after World War II. The map makes it clear that after World War II, Korea was a

divided country.

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

Which Cold War event happened last?

The Vietnam War ends.

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

strike targets far away.