Development of Cold War
Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
Miscellaneous
100
What did the "iron curtain" separate?
What is Eastern and Western Europe
100
NSC-68 not only marked a major step in militarization of American foreign policy, but what else?
What is a feeling of limitless possibility for the American people
100
The Vietnamese Communists (Ho Chi Minh) were fighting off rule from what country?
What is France
100
Why did the U.S. like Batista?
What is Encouraged U.S. investment in Cuba
100
What was the most troubling about Truman?
What is People believed he was indecisive so he was inclined to say things he did not mean.
200
How did the U.S. and Soviets clash with what to do about postwar Germany?
What is U.S. wanted a healthy German economy. Soviets did not want them to build back up, fear of a blitzkrieg
200
Korea showed Truman, even a slight relaxation of America's guard could lead to what?
What is invitation of communist aggression.
200
Why was Eisenhower worried about another war in Asia? (2 things)
What is too soon after Korea. No British help
200
According to Khruschev, if the U.S. attacked his new friend Castro he would do what?
What is shower missiles on the U.S.
200
Why were McCarthyite purges that deprived the government of Asian specialists a bad thing?
What is Needed them for advice with Vietnam
300
Need to support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures.
What is Truman Doctrine
300
Who publicly warned they would not sit by and watch hostile troops approach?
What is Communist China
300
Ho Chi Minh consented to split at the 17th parallel with assurance of Vietnam-wide elections, they never held them because?
What is Communists seemed certain to win
300
When the U.S. cut off key imports to Cuba, what did Castro do?
What is Confiscated American property, aligned himself with the Soviet Union
300
With the U.S. becoming a net oil importer in 1948, what became the new economic and strategic place of importance?
What is Middle East
400
What were historically hostile social philosophies?
What is communism and capitalism
400
Who was the administration's first concern? Who was a more sinister foe?
What is Europe,not Asia. Soviet Union, not China
400
What did Kennedy do with the South Vietnamese leader to keep them from communism?
What is stages a coup, overthrows him
400
In this event, the U.S. used anti-communist Cuban exiles to try and overthrow Castro
What is Bay of Pigs
400
What ruined potential talks on the Berlin issue?
What is U2 spy plane shot down over Russia
500
Why were legal critics in America condemning the Nuremberg trials?
What is they were tried for crimes that were not clear cut before the war
500
U.S. claims they were participating in a U.N. "police action" but where was MacArthur receiving his orders from?
What is Washington D.C.
500
Traditional societies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America could develop into modern industrial and democratic nations by following the West's own path
What is Modernization Theory
500
What did the American government quietly signal after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What is Removal of missiles in Turkey
500
Why was the creation of OPEC such a big deal?
What is stranglehold on Western economies
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