"On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. No longer did the United States have a monopoly on nuclear power. That same year, the Chinese Communist Party gained control of China. Tensions came to a head the following summer on June 27, 1950, when communist forces in North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunite the Korean Peninsula under Communist rule."

Question

What occurred next? (U7.3) TEKS - 8(C)

(1 point)
Responses

World War II began.
World War II began.

The Cold War ended.
The Cold War ended.

The Korean War began.
The Korean War began.

The Vietnam War began.
The Vietnam War began.

The Civil Rights movement began.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The Korean War began.