Why were American citizens so anxious or fearful during the years of the Cold War? A) American citizens did not trust the nature of communism, and were afraid the United States would adopt a communist government..

B) American citizens were afraid that that Soviet Union might engage the United States in a nuclear war.

C) Having seen the devastation that came out of the Great Depression, American’s feared the impact of the Soviet economy.

D) The leaders of the United States worked hard to make citizens afraid of communism so that they would accept capitalism.

Why is the Korean War sometimes referred to as the “Forgotten War” even though many thousands lost their lives in that conflict?

because there was no clear victory or successful completion of the mission--for either side

because it occurred between two other great wars, World War II and the Vietnam War

because it took place in Asia while most well-known wars take place in Europe or America

because it did not last for very long and the participants did not fight very hard to achieve victory