History ch13 Flashcards
In the long run the Truman doctrine committed the US to…
A pledge to fight communism
Under the policy known as massive retaliation. President Eisenhower was willing to threaten the use of nuclear weapons in order to
Prevent wars from starting
As world war 2 was ending president franklin Roosevelt’s goal for establishing a new international political organization was to
Prevent another world war
At the yalta conference in February 1945, allied leaders agreed to
Divide Germany among four allied powers
Issued at the yalta conference, the declaration of liberated Europe asserted that the people of Europe have the right to
Choose their own form of government through democracy
As world war 2 ended, what two concerns most influenced soviet leaders strategies for the post war world
Security and promoted communism
In the late 1949’s president Truman saw the Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan as essential for
Containment
The North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO) was formed for the purpose of
Mutual defense
The Korean War began when
North Korea invaded South Korea
The Korean War marked a turning point in the Cold War leading to a major military build up and to
A American military involvement in Asia
In 1950, with senator McCarthy and others arousing fears of communist spies, congress passed the international security act, usually called…
The McCarran act
T/F
In 1995 many American leaders believed that the Great Depression and he subsequent reduction in world trade were among the causes of WW2
True
T/F
According to the “long telegram” the US could not defeat communism without going to war
False
In Febuary 1995 president Roosevelt and British prime minister Churchhill agreed to recognize the government that the soviets set up in Poland if soviet leader Jospeh Stalkn agreed to….
Hold free elections in Poland as soon as possible
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the US Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and…
France
T/F
Today US troops are still based in Korea
True
T/F
President trumans loyalty review program calmed fears that communist had infiltrated the government
False
Among the major causes of the Cold War arguments between the US and Soviet Union over reperations and…
Economic poverty in Germany
Organization formed at the end of WW2 to promote international peace and security
United Nations
Location near Nerlin where Truman and Stalin met to work out a deal on Germany
Potsdam
Declared the right of all people to choose the form of government in which they will live
Declaration of liberated Europe
Soviet resort on the Black Sea where Roosevelt, Churchhill, and Stalin met to plan the postwar world
Yalta
Era of confrontation and competition between the US and Soviet Union
Cold War
According to the theory of containment if the US could keep the soviets from expanding their power, over time…
The Soviet government would collapse
When the US, Britain, and France merged thei zones of Germany in 1948 the Soviet Union responded by…
Blockading West Berlin
President Harry Truman saw the communist invasion of South Korea as a test of the _____and ordered US naval power into action
Containment policy
After the Korean War began, The US embarked on a major…
Military buildup
The official purpose of president Trumans loyalty program was to…
Screen all federal employees for “loyalty”
The purpose of the project code named Verona, one element of the post world war 2 red scare was to…
Crack the soviet spy code
The umbrella with no canopy is used to indicate that..
The US government is not doing enough to protect citizens from atomic war
One reason for president eisenhowers massive retaliation policy was that it….
Allowed Eisenhower to cut overall military spending
President Eisenhower used the threat of massive retaliation to resolve crisis in Taiwan and..
The Suez Canal
At the ___ conference Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to issue the declaration of liberated Europe
Yalta
At the yalta conference, Stalin disagreed with Roosevelt and Churchill about who should be recognized as the legitament government of…
Poland
The communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called ____ nations because they had to follow Soviet policies
Satellite
Under the Cold War policy of _____ the US aimed to keep communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions
Containment
Senator Jospeh McCarthy attic of blackening reputations with vague and unfounded charged became known as…
McCarthyism
As punishment for senator McCarthy, the the senate ultimately passed a vote of…
Censure
In confrontations with other nations Presideint Eisenhower often used ____ or going to the edge of war to force the other side to back down
Brinkmanship
During president Eisenhowers administration many cia operations took place in nations with primarily agricultural economies, known as _____ nations
Developing
The first artificial satellite to orbit the earth, called ____ was launched in 1957
Sputnik
