Conflicts on cold war

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Which of these BEST describes the result of the Vietnam War?

After U.S. troops left, Vietnam was united under a communist government.

Why were some Third World countries attracted to socialism?

It claimed to be anti-imperialist and dedicated to economic equality

How did the United States retaliate after Fidel Castro nationalized American companies?

It imposed a trade embargo on Cuba.

How did the United States deal with Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán?

It organized and funded a rebel army of Guatemalan exiles to overthrow him.

Which country did Cuba rely on for economic aid?

Soviet Union

Which of the following BEST describes the rebuilding efforts of nations in Indochina after war?

The nations were largely destroyed but slowly made progress and reforms.

What ended the fighting in the Korean War?

an armistice

A government order that restricts or prohibits trade with another nation is called a/an

embargo

When Salavador Allende was elected president of Chile, he promised to

follow a "democratic road to socialism."

Why did President Truman reject air strikes against China during the Korean War?

he feared drawing the Soviet Union into the war

What was the result of the Geneva Accords?

it lefts Vietnam divided into a communist north and non-communist south

One key change that took place under Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán was

land reform.

For the people of Panama and the rest of Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s, rioting was an expression of

nationalism

Independent Third World countries that tried to remain neutral during the Cold War were called

nonaligned nations.

The economics term "developing country" refers to a/an

poor country with little or no industrialization.

Nations guarded and controlled by a stronger nation were called

protectorates

During the Cold War, superpowers put pressure on developing countries to choose between

socialist or capitalist economic policies

President Nixon ordered covert operations to bring down Allende's government because

the United States feared that Chile was heading toward communism

What was Khmer Rouge?

the communist movement in Cambodia

What was Nixon's strategy to bring down Allende's government?

to suffocate the Chilean economy

How did the United States respond to Fidel Castro's rise to power?

with numerous attempts to overthrow Castro's regime


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