Chapter 15 Short Answer/Extended Response

Question 1

(2 points) What were the two purposes of the World Bank?

Answer 1

-rebuild Europe
-help countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America develop their economies

Question 2

(5 points) Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council? *Remember: Give us red fancy clothes.

Answer 2

-Great Britain
-United Stated
-France
-Russia
-China

Question 3

(3 points) What was agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?

Answer 3

-Poland would follow a government established by the Soviets
-a declaration of Liberated Europe (allowed people to choose their forms of government
-Germany would be divided into 4 zones controlled by the US, the Soviets, France, and Great Britain

Question 4

(2 points) Discuss what was talked about at the Potsdam Conference.

Answer 4

-Truman wanted the German economy to revive so they wouldn’t turn to Communism
-Stalin wanted heavy reparations from Germany

Question 5

(5 points) Describe, in detail, the basics of the Korean War.

Answer 5

-Korea had been divided into Communist North Korea and American-based government in South Korea
-North Korea invaded South Korea, so Truman sent MacArthur and his troops in
-After Americans had driven the North Koreans out of South Korea, China joined to help the North Koreans
-MacArthur demanded Truman to go to war with China, but Truman refused
-Truman fire MacArthur, an armistice was signed ending the war

Question 6

(4 points) Describe the nuclear triad.

Answer 6

-3 part system made up of long-range bombers, land based missiles, and missile-carrying submarines
-the B-52 could fly across the continents to drop nuclear bombs
-ICBMS were created and could reach anywhere in the world in less than 30 minutes
-The Polaris submarine was the 1st submarine that could launch long-range nuclear missiles

Question 7

(3 points) Describe the Taiwan Crisis.

Answer 7

-Taiwan was an island close to China run by democratic Chinese nationalists
-The Chinese communists threatened to take it over
-Eisenhower made it known that the US could use nuclear force to stop them, so China backed down

Question 8

(3 points) Describe the Suez Crisis.

Answer 8

-It started with British and French troops invading Egypt
-Russia then threatened to attack Britain and France
-The US finally convinced Britain and France to call off the invasion to avoid the possibility of nuclear war