Korean War
How did the Korean War begin?
US, UK, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan
Axis: Italy, Japan, and Germany
Allied: France, US, UK, and Russia
Where in the world did the US first assist using the Truman Doctrine?
The US supported Greece and Turkey with roughly 400 million to contain communism.
Why did the US enter the war?
The main reason given is usually the Zimmerman Note, which was a note from Germany to Mexico promising land if they fought against the US.
What two major powers backed North Korea in the conflict?
China and the USSR
Why and when did the US enter WWII?
Dec 7, 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What telegram shaped US Cold War policy for the early Cold War?
The Long Telegram portrayed the Russians as hostile and they needed to portray the west as an enemy in order to maintain power. In addition, they were conservative so would withdraw if they encoutered a superior force.
What country was seen as the instigator in WWI and punished at the Treaty of Versailles?
The Germans had to pay war reparations due to their role in pushing war for Austria-Hungary and declaring war on Russia
Who was the president during the Korean War?
President Truman or President Eisenhower
What three leaders met in Yalta toward the end of the war to discuss the post-war world?
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
Put these in the correct order:
Korean War
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War (US Combat troops on the ground)
Berlin Airlift (1948)
Korean War (1950)
Berlin Wall (1961)
Vietnam War (1965)
US, Russia, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungarian Empire
Axis: Austria-Hungarian Empire, Germany, and Ottoman Empire
Allies: US, UK, France, Russia, and Italy
Who was the main US general during most of the war?
General MacArthur
What is the accurate amount of money that the Marshall Plan invested in Europe after the war?
5 Billion
90 Million
500 Billion
12 Billion
The Marshall Plan invested roughly 12 Billion in Europe
What is this quote from:
"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."
The Truman Doctrine (1947)
Why did Russia drop out of the war in 1917?
The Russians have the Bolshevik Revolution, which saw the end of the Czar and brought in Lenin and a Communist Government.
What was the parallel that ultimately divided North and South Korea?
The 38th Parallel
Put the countries in order from most to least in terms of casulties in WWII:
Japan, Soviet Union, UK, US, Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
UK
US
Divide these countries into NATO and Warsaw Pact:
Hungary, Poland, UK, US, Romania, France, USSR, Italy
NATO: Itlay, UK, US, France
Warsaw: Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR
What was Woodrow Wilson's 14th point in his 14 Point Plan?
The League of Nations