Presidential Foreign Policy
When Russia tried bullying both Iran and Turkey, what was Truman's response in both situations?
Send battleships to patrol the areas
What role did the US play in China's revolution?
We funded the nationalists who fought the communists
Launching Sputnik
Russia blocked off all supply routes from West Germany to West Berlin. What was the US response?
Berlin Airlift
When countries had communist uprisings, what was Eisenhower's way of handling this?
Send in the CIA to take out the communist threat
What did Eisenhower believe was the best way to contain communism?
Threaten nuclear war
Why was there tension between North and South Korea?
1. Japan had caused tension during WWII.
2. Russia and the US caused more tension after WWII when it became North/South Korea
What was Russia's 2nd win in the space race?
Getting the first man into space
NATO was formed in 1949. What is it?
European/American countries allied to contain the Russian threat
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis solved?
Russia removed its nuclear weapons in Cuba, then six months later the US removed its nuclear weapons in Turkey and promised to never invade Cuba
What was JFK's stance on containing communism?
Rely on conventional weapons/armies and use special forces when needed
Why did North Korea wait to attack South Korea until 1950?
Stalin finally agreed to help when he saw China successfully become communist
What role did Neil Armstrong play in the space race?
1st man on the moon
What was the Marshall Plan?
Give billions of dollars in aid to Western Europe to avoid them becoming communist
Why did the US want to invade Cuba in 1959? What was the result?
To depose Fidel Castro. It was a disaster
What areas were the major focus of:
1. Truman
2. Eisenhower
3. JFK
1. Eastern Europe
2. Middle East
3. Latin America
How did the Korean War affect how the US reconstructed Japan?
We became less harsh, gave them more freedom, helped them use the Korean War to improve their economy.
What role did John Glenn and Alan Shephard play in the space race?
First American to orbit the earth, first American in space
What decision was made at the Yalta conference about the Liberated Nations of Europe?
Each country would form its own gov't without interference
What two factors led Khrushchev to build the Berlin Wall?
1. Mass exodus of East Berliners to West Berlin
2. US refusal to recognize the East German Gov't
How did the Korean War change the US foreign policy towards communism?
It was not only economic and political action, but military action as well
Why was President Truman able to get UN soldiers to fight in Korea?
Russia had boycotted the UN vote because China was not allowed in the UN
What was the name of the rocket that took us to the moon? The space shuttle?
Saturn V/Apollo 11
What's the difference between the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference?
Yalta was focused on the postwar world. Potsdam was focused primarily on how to split up Germany
What event led Russia to put nuclear weapons in Cuba?