WWII
What was lend lease? Cash & Carry?
Lend/Lease - US loaned weapons and food to England
Which proxy war did UN forces participate in?
Korean War
What do we all the U.S. policy towards Communism?
Containment
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Berlin, the capital of Germany, was divided into 4 parts, although it was located deep inside USSR controlled East Germany. Stalin tried to blockade the West side of the city to gain control. US and allies flew airplanes 24 hours a day till the blockade ended.
Which Supreme Court case stated that it was legal to intern Japanese American citizens during a time of war due to national security?
A) Plessy v. Fergason
B) McCullough v. Maryland
C) Korematsu v. US
D) Gideon v. Wainright
C - Korematsu v. U.S.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
It was a law signed by Congress granting the President broad power to execute the war against Viet Nam.
True or false - the Marshall Plan contributed to the creation of the Cold War?
True - It made Stalin nervous and not trust the U.S.
Name three ways the U.S. and the USSR 'fought' the Cold War?
1) the Space Race
2) the arms race (nukes)
3) Proxy wars
What event led to the internment of Japanese Americans?
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
In Korea, was containment successful?
Yes, the map returned to how it was before the war - N. Korea communist, S. Korea capitalist.
What was the Truman Doctrine and what countries did it benefit?
It was the policy of giving money to Greece and Turkey in order to help the recover from WWII and to separate them from the Soviet Union.
What was Sputnik and why did it frighten Americans?
It was the first man-made satellite and it made Americans feel that they could be threatened from space.
What did Cash & Carry and Lend/Lease represent in terms of neutrality?
They were steps away from neutrality and towards war.
What do we call the theory that if a small nation falls to communism, other will follow?
The Domino Theory
What was the Marshall Plan and name three countries it helped?
It was the loaning of great amounts of money to Western European nations to help them rebuild and to stabilize their economies so that they would not fall to Communism.
**England
** France
Italy
What did President Kennedy promise about the Space Race?
He promised the U.S. would land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth within 10 years - this was completed.
Why did Truman fire General Douglass McArthur?
Because McArthur wanted to expand the war into an attack on China and to be agressive in the Cold War.
What happened to Germany after World War II?
It was divided into 4 zones, controlled by the US, the USSR, France, and the UK.
What was the name of the treaty organization that united the West militarily?
What was the name of Stalin's response organization?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
What is the War Power Act?
It was a law passed in the 1970s where Congress retook the power to declare war.
What happened to West Berlin in 1948-49?
It was blockaded, and the US and other allied nations sent planes in to provide supplies to the West Berliners.
How was the Space race won?
1969 - US lands men on the moon