What led to the construction of the Berlin Wall?
The Soviets wanted to show their military might.
People were leaving West Berlin for the eastern zone.
The British and Americans wanted to clearly define the western zone.
The number of people fleeing East Germany was causing an economic crisis.
Which was not a reason for tensions between the United States and Cuba in the 1950s?
Cuban poverty caused by an American-backed dictator
a revolution that brought a communist to power
nationalization of American businesses
buildup of the Cuban army
Which was not an element of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
nuclear missile sites under construction in Cuba
U.S. naval blockade around Cuba
threatened boycott of U.S. businesses by Cuba
Soviet view that the United States was committing an act of aggression
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
with skirmishes in the Caribbean that ended in a standoff
with negotiations that removed Soviet missiles from Cuba and U.S. missiles from Turkey
through meetings of the UN Security Council
with negotiations that allowed Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba with UN inspectors monitoring them
What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
the belief that communism would spread in Southeast Asia
an interest in honoring a commitment to the members of the United Nations
the decision to honor a treaty agreement
a response to a request for support in the fight against communism
The Soviets wanted to show their military might.
People were leaving West Berlin for the eastern zone.
The British and Americans wanted to clearly define the western zone.
The number of people fleeing East Germany was causing an economic crisis.
Which was not a reason for tensions between the United States and Cuba in the 1950s?
Cuban poverty caused by an American-backed dictator
a revolution that brought a communist to power
nationalization of American businesses
buildup of the Cuban army
Which was not an element of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
nuclear missile sites under construction in Cuba
U.S. naval blockade around Cuba
threatened boycott of U.S. businesses by Cuba
Soviet view that the United States was committing an act of aggression
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
with skirmishes in the Caribbean that ended in a standoff
with negotiations that removed Soviet missiles from Cuba and U.S. missiles from Turkey
through meetings of the UN Security Council
with negotiations that allowed Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba with UN inspectors monitoring them
What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
the belief that communism would spread in Southeast Asia
an interest in honoring a commitment to the members of the United Nations
the decision to honor a treaty agreement
a response to a request for support in the fight against communism