Chapters 16-17 Flashcards

1
Q

which countries remained under soviet control

A

czechoslavkia, hungary, bulgaria

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2
Q

who first spoke of the iron curtain

A

churchill

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3
Q

one goal of the marshall plan was to

A

make european countries strong enough to purchase american goods

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4
Q

in order to gain control over west berlin the soviet union

A

blockaded west berlin

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5
Q

NATO and the warsaw pact were examples of

A

military alliances

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6
Q

the chinas civil war the united states backed

A

the nationalists

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7
Q

in 1950 what event began the conflict on the korean peninsula

A

north korea invaded past the 38th parellel`

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8
Q

MacArthur chose what port

A

Inchon

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9
Q

how did americans view MacArthur

A

A hero

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10
Q

what impact did the korean war have on economy

A

increased military spending

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11
Q

after eisenhower withdrew his offer to fund the aswan dam egypt

A

nationalized the suez canal

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12
Q

John foster Dulles

A

promoted the policy of brinkmanship

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13
Q

how was khrushchev different from stalin

A

he wa sless cruel and suspicious

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14
Q

the CIA participed in the cold war why

A

carrying out secret operations in other countries

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15
Q

where was the cold war hot

A

Korea

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16
Q

Rosenbergs were charged with

A

passing secrets of nuclear science to the soviet union

17
Q

the postwar economy sufferedt severe

A

inflation

18
Q

after wwii worker productivity

A

improved because of tech advances

19
Q

marshall plane

A

stimulated foreign demand for us products

20
Q

many people migrated to the sunbelt to

A

work in defense

21
Q

the national defense education funded

A

soldiers

22
Q

1950s, american fmailies

A

benefitted from medicine

23
Q

flight of urban middle class to the suburbs

A

hurt cities economically

24
Q

which of the following contributed to the suge in postwar home construction

A

loans to war veterans

25
Q

after the war US economy

A

shifted to producing comsumer goods

26
Q

on what issue id truman make progress

A

segregating the army

27
Q

between 1940 and 60 more than 40 million americans

A

migrated to the suburbs

28
Q

the rise of the car culture

A

spread of fast foods

29
Q

which of the following made suburban growth possible

A

interstate

30
Q

which industry grew

A

service`

31
Q

congress increased spending on educations because

A

the soviet union space program

32
Q

during the 1950s american consumers

A

purchased new labor saving appliances

33
Q

tv

A

changed the way politians rna for office

34
Q

rock and roll

A

symbol of youth culture