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Question 1.
U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew out of the policy of containment.


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Question 2.
Afghanistan was sometimes called "Russia’s Vietnam."

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Question 3.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics officially ceased to exist after December 31, 1991.

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Question 4.
MAD refers to Mutually Assured Destruction.

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Question 5.
The first arms limitation treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1972 was called START I.


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Question 6.
The United States and NATO did not admit Poland to full membership, so as to appease Russia and strengthen democratic forces.


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Question 7.
Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

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Question 8.
Russia is a member of NATO.

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Question 9.
An immediate result of the war in Vietnam saw the US retreat into isolation.

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Question 10.
The START I treaty actually reduced the number of strategic nuclear weapons.

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