Early Cold War
Early Cold War 2
Cold War
Later Cold War
Later Cold War 2
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Why did the Cold War developed shortly after the end of World War II?
Because of the Conflicting Goals of the United States and the Soviet Union.
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What plan provided economic aid after World War II in order to rebuild, and strengthen Western European nations against communism?
The Marshall Plan
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What is the job of NATO?
Form an alliance of democratic countries including the United States.
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Why was NATO formed during the Cold War?
There was a fear of being attacked by the Soviet Union.
100
Which action resulted from the Soviets placing nuclear missiles in Cuba in October 1962?
An American blockade of Cuba
200
Name the Cold War feature in this Political Cartoon that separated East from West
It is the Iron Curtain descending across Europe
200
This map of a German City would help to explain what Cold War incident?
Berlin Blockade and airlift
200
The Berlin Blockade and airlift was most effectively used to . . .
Prevent communism from spreading to West Berlin
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The situation in the political cartoon above most directly led to?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
200
How did the fear of nuclear war impact American society?
Americans were encouraged to create well-stocked fallout shelters to defend against radiation poisoning
300
Name a Cold War leader who would be opposed to Truman's policy of Containment.
Joseph Stalin
300
A speech by President Truman, about his Truman Doctrine and his policy of containment following World War II tell us WHAT about the United States and the Soviet Union relations?
It indicated Rising Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
300
This political cartoon is best understood in the context of not just the Cuban Missile Crisis but which broader Cold War concern?
The escalating nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union
300
Why did several United States Presidents committed military troops to serve in Vietnam? (Hint - Thinks policies - two parts )
Because they supported the policy of containment and concerns over the domino effect
300
The result of United States’ actions in the Vietnam War demonstrated that
An advanced military cannot guarantee victory in all wars.
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Interpret this political cartoon
Tensions grew after World War II leading to rising Cold War tensions.
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What policy is Truman talking about here?
“I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.” Source: Excerpt from the “Truman Doctrine Speech,” March 12, 1947
Establish the foreign policy of containment
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Why did the countries that entered the Warsaw Pact provide a buffer for the Soviet Union?
Their geographic location surrounded the Soviet Union so that all of Eastern Europe was communist.
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Which of the following would most likely support the ideas in the map?
The United States’ policy of containment was successful.
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Provide a title that best completes this graphic organizer?
Cold War Clashes/incidents etc . . .
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When the Korean conflict began, what would happen, according to Truman, if Communist nations were not stopped?
Then no small nation would have the courage to resist threats and aggression by stronger communist neighbors. If this was allowed to go unchallenged it would mean a third world war, just as similar incidents had brought on the Second World War.
The foundations and the principles of the United Nations were at stake unless this unprovoked attack on Korea could be stopped.
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Why did President Truman feel it was necessary to send the military to Korea?
To prevent the spread of communism and to stop aggressive nations like those in WWII who conquered other nations
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What was the geographic significance of the war in Korea?
It was on a Peninsula, it shared a border with Communist China and it was near to Japan a US ally.
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What were two results of the Korean War?
1 - It fixed the DMZ [Demilitarized Zone]
2 - It guaranteed former enemies freedom of choice in repatriation [returning home]
3 - It allowed the release of 12,773 surviving UN POW’s [prisoners of war]
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What were the historical circumstances that led to U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
Like WWII each time that the democracies failed to act it had encouraged the aggressors to keep going ahead. Communism was acting in Korea just as Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese had acted ten, fifteen, and twenty years earlier. If South Korea was allowed to fall Communist leaders would be emboldened [encouraged] to override nations closer to our own shores.
If the Communists were permitted to force their way into the Republic of Korea without opposition from the free world, no small nation would have the courage to resist threats and aggression by stronger Communist neighbors. If this was allowed to go unchallenged it would mean a third world war, just as similar incidents had brought on the Second World War. The foundations and the principles of the UN were at stake unless this unprovoked attack on Korea was stopped