Cold War Study Guide Flashcards
United States actions in the Vietnam War demonstrated that
advanced weaponry cannot guarantee victory in all wars
One major cause of the Cold War was
different political systems in the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Which was a cause of American involvement in the Vietnam War?
American fear of Communist expansion in Asia
The Marshall Plan and NATO were similar in that both
stop the expansion of Communism in Europe
The term “Cold War” refers to
hostility between the United States and Soviet Union
The United States joined the United Nations after World War II to
help prevent future wars
The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy concerning
the containment of communism
In the 1950s, Senator McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to
Communist infiltration and the denial of civil
liberties
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
represented attempts by the United States to deal with the
spread of communism
Which statement about the Cuban missile crisis (1962) is most accurate?
The crisis brought two major world powers very close to war.
The term “McCarthyism” has come to symbolize
unfounded accusations of disloyalty and a climate
of fear
A similarity between the Red Scare of the
1920’s and McCarthyism in the 1950’s was that during each period
the civil liberties of American citizens were threatened
The Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift
were examples of the United States foreign policy of
containment
The Korean War (1950-1953) marked the first time that
the United Nations used military force to oppose
aggression
A cause of public controversy in the United
States during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War was that in each conflict
no declaration of war was authorized by Congress
