Quiz 37, Chapter 20, pp. 391-398 Flashcards

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The _____ Doctrine pledged American help for any free nation threatened by Communist takeover.

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Truman

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During World War II, Japanese suicide planes were known as

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kamikazes

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The ____ Plan was a European recovery plan proposed to combat postwar poverty and unrest.

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Marshall

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Israel was established as an independent state in ___ to provide a haven for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.

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1948

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General ____ became the military governor of Japan after the war.

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MacArthur

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Which President decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan?

A

Harry Truman

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What is Cold War?

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a conflict between the ideologies of Americanism and Communism

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How was the US military able to get food and supplies into West Berlin?

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the Berlin Airlift

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What was organized after WWII to promote peace among all the nations of the world?

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UN

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What alliance was established between the Western European nations, Canada, and the US in order to defend against Communist aggression?

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NATO (or North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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