Cold War

Question 0

What did the US feel was its responsibility during the Cold War?

Answer 0

Containment: prevent the spread of communism

Question 1

What are some strategies of the Cold War?

Answer 1

Participation in the space race, build up of nuclear weapons, espionage to uncover military secrets, propaganda to shape public opinion, humanitarian aid to South America and Africa

Question 2

What did Truman’s Marshall plan to do?

Answer 2

Find funding for the economically construction of Western Europe, and wanted to create trading partners in non-Communist allies

Question 3

What was the Truman doctrine?

Answer 3

The commitment of the United States to aid nations resisting communism

Question 4

Where did the Truman doctrine coming to play first?

Answer 4

In the Mediterranean again Soviet aggression and Turkey and Greece

Question 5

What happened in Berlin with Truman as president?

Answer 5

Berlin blockade, the Soviets blockaded any supplies and transportation from going in or out the Democratic West Berlin, Berlin aircraft, the US and Great Britain airlifted supplies to West Berlin

Question 6

What was NATO?

Answer 6

North Atlantic Treaty organization, created in 1949 as a mutual defense alliance, initially included 12 democratic nations, prompted by the Berlin blockade, first commitment to a mutual defense alliance

Question 7

What is massive retaliation?

Answer 7

The stockpiling and build up of nuclear arms so I asked you deter enemies from attacking

Question 8

What was Kennedy’s foreign-policy in the Cold War?

Answer 8

Flexible response

Question 9

What is brinkmanship?

Answer 9

Not backing down from an issue even if it means putting the country at the brink of war

Question 10

What did Kennedy do when evidence of Soviet missiles were found in Cuba?

Answer 10

Placed a naval blockade around Cuba

Question 11

What is the main purpose of NATO?

Answer 11

Each member nation is committed to the defense of all other nations

Question 12

What is the end result of the Cuban missile crisis?

Answer 12

The Soviets removed missiles in Cuba and the US removed missiles and Turkey

Question 13

What was Eisenhower’s foreign-policy?

Answer 13

A new look defense, build up of nuclear weapons and airpower, massive retaliation and brinkmanship

Question 14

A major impact of the U-2 incident was?

Answer 14

Increased tension between the superpowers, canceled summit meeting between US and USSR

Question 15

After World War II, what are examples of communism spreading?

Answer 15

Soviets create Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, Mao Zedong leads successful revolution in China, North Korean invasion of South Korea leads to war

Question 16

What was the result of the Korean War?

Answer 16

Korea continue to be a divided nation at the 38th parallel

Question 17

Why did the US get involved in Korea?

Answer 17

To stop the spread of communism

Question 18

What was the Iron Curtain?

Answer 18

The division between Soviet – dominated Eastern Europe and the rest of the continent

Question 19

What are some cultural trends in the United States during the 1950s?

Answer 19

Growth of suburbs, more marriages, more births, etc.

Question 20

What is the servicemen’s readjustment act (G.I. Bill)?

Answer 20

Made it possible for many returning veterans to get an education, buy a home, and start a family. This increases the demand for jobs and housing, which helped the economy to grow. Created a skilled workforce, this also led to the growth of agriculture in business

Question 21

What is the impact of Sputnik?

Answer 21

National education and defense app to increased emphasis in funding for math science and foreign language, NASA formed, technological innovations like to today’s consumer technology

Question 22

What led to the growth of suburbs like Levittown?

Answer 22

An increase in transportation infrastructure

Question 23

What were tenements and why do they exist?

Answer 23

Makeshift living arrangements that were often dirty, crowded and unsanitary. They existed because there was a lack of infrastructure that can handle the influx of immigrants coming in

Question 24

What are some progressive reforms?

Answer 24

Initiate of, recall, referendum, power to the people

Question 25

What are some world war one tech innovations and what were they use for?

Answer 25

Airplanes, tanks, flamethrowers, poison gas, use in attempt to break the stalemate on the Western front

Question 26

What was the outcome of the Spanish – American war?

Answer 26

US emerged as a new world power

Question 27

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 27

The expansion of African-American culture and optimism

Question 28

What was the espionage act of 1917?

Answer 28

To prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent it and subordination in the military, to prevent the support of the US enemies during wartime

Question 29

What are the effects of new deal programs?

Answer 29

Government assuming responsibility during economic challenges

Question 30

When was their Supreme Court packing?

Answer 30

FDR proposed a plan to add Supreme Court justices to the Supreme Court when the current court would not pass his new deals legislation

Question 31

What where Eisenhower’s contributions of World War II?

Answer 31

Commanded the invasion of France at Normandy (D – day)