US HISTORY FINAL

Question 1

How long did the Vietnam War last

Answer 1

20 years 1955- 1975

Question 2

How long did the Cold War last

Answer 2

45 years 1947-1991

Question 3

What were the two main powers that were involved in most aspects of the Cold War?

Answer 3

USSR and USA

Question 4

What economic system was used by the two powers?

Answer 4

Soviets: Communism
USA: Capitalism

Question 5

What is Capitalism

Answer 5

The trade and industry are ran privately, the motive is to make a profit

Question 6

What is Communism

Answer 6

Derived from Karl Marx, property and industry are controlled by the government, people work based off of their skills

Question 7

Pros and Cons of Capitalism

Answer 7

Pros: economic freedom, economic growth, innovation, consumer choice
Cons: Class conflict between capital and labor, social inequalities, unemployment, market failure

Question 8

Pros and Cons of Communism

Answer 8

Pros: Everyone gets equal chance, almost everyone is employed, competition doesn’t exist,
Cons: individual rights are restricted, government controls everything, limited income

Question 9

What was the term for keeping communism

Question 10

What was the thing keeping communism from spreading

Answer 10

Truman Doctrine

Question 11

Define Mutually Assured Destruction

Answer 11

Both sides will be destroyed if the other acts on it

Question 12

What did the United States propose in relation to nuclear stockpiles to the UN Atomic Energy Commission?

Answer 12

putting controls on the raw materials to make the bombs

Question 13

What did Winston Churchill call the figurative veil of secrecy, not unlike a curtain made out of iron, cutting off Eastern Europe from the rest of the world?

Answer 13

the iron curtain

Question 14

What was the US plan to fund European recovery called?

Answer 14

The Marshall Plan

Question 15

What was the Soviet plan to provide economic aid to Eastern Europe called?

Answer 15

Molotov Plan

Question 16

Define Deterrence

Answer 16

the action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
“nuclear missiles remain the main deterrence against possible aggression”

Question 17

Define Brinkmanship

Answer 17

the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

Question 18

The way to reduce nuclear stockpiles

Answer 18

Strategic arms reduction treaties (START I and II)

Question 19

Who was in charge of the 3 main powers in the Cuban missile crisis

Answer 19

USA: John F Kennedy
Cuba: Castro
USSR: Khrushchev

Question 20

Where did the US have atomic weapons during the CMC

Answer 20

Italy and Turkey

Question 21

How did the soviets try to help Cuba

Answer 21

They sent them missiles

Question 22

How did the US respond to the CMC

Answer 22

Ordered Removal of missiles and created a naval blockade

Question 23

Outcome of the CMC

Answer 23

The USSR removed the missiles and the US secretly took their bombs out of Turkey. They publicly agreed to the nuclear test ban treaty.

Question 24

What parts of Korea did the Soviets and United States control?

Answer 24

Soviets in the north
US in south

Question 25

How was Korea divided during the Cold War?

Answer 25

Two Parts

Question 26

What did General MacArthur want to do to defeat china

Answer 26

Take a more aggressive approach and use missiles if necessary, he wanted to attack Chinese bases in Manchuria

Question 27

What did Truman do in response of this

Answer 27

He relieved MacArthur of his duties and replaced him with Ridgeway

Question 28

What was the ultimate outcome of the Korean War?

Answer 28

DMZ, ceasefire

Question 29

What was the Anti-war Movement

Answer 29

The war was televised, HAWKS V DOVES, people questioned the government “The credibility gap”, protested the fairness of the war

Question 30

Tet Offensive

Answer 30

A surprise attack by the Vietcong on a national holiday, big turning point

Question 31

What happened during 1968, the pivitol year

Answer 31

MLK and Kennedy’s assasination, LBJ didn’t run for second term

Question 32

My Lai Massacre

Answer 32

American massacre on Vietnamese civilians, protest