Cold War Policies
Richard Nixon differed from Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan on Cold War policy and tried to ease tensions with communist nations. What was the name for Nixon's policy?
Detente
Which most famous Civil Rights advocate also provided multiple reasons for advocating against the war in Vietnam because of the many problems that were occurring inside of the United States?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which country was the first to attach in the Korean War?
North Korea
Part of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy was to increase military spending and raise Cold War tension. Part of this buildup was the Strategic Defense Initiative or SDI which ultimately planned to put a shield in space to block nuclear attacks on the United States. What nickname was given to the SDI plan in order to mock the plan and compare it to the popular movie series also set in space?
"Star Wars"
In one sentence, explain what the military industrial complex is.
The military industrial complex is the existence of a permanent military industry that was created during the height of the Cold War and is still present today.
What was the U.S. plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII, with the promise of money, equipment, and produce going to these countries?
The Marshall Plan
Of the 4, which is the one that was NOT a domestic issue during the time of the Vietnam War: 1) Racial segregation and injustice; 2) Widespread poverty; 3) Irresponsible government spending; 4) National drought and depression?
4) National drought and depression
The UN launched an offensive against the North Korean invasion during the Korean War. What U.S. policy was illustrated by this action?
The Truman Doctrine (containment policy)
Who was President of the United States when the Cold War officially ended with the breakup of the Soviet Union?
George H.W. Bush
While Martin Luther King Jr. disagreed with government involvement during the Vietnam War, government officials disagreed and decided to expand the war by bombing Vietcong supply routes. What neighboring countries to the Soviet Union contained the supply routes that the U.S. attacked?
Laos and Cambodia
Which country received the most Marshall Plan money from the United States?
The United Kingdom (Great Britain;England)
Who was the President during the height of McCarthyism?
Harry S. Truman
Of the 4, which is the one that was NOT a result of the Korean War: 1) North and South Korea remain divided at the 38th Parallel; 2) China and the U.S. agree to a cease-fire, never officially ending the war; 3) The Demilitarized Zone is established along the border where soldiers from both sides of Korea continue to monitor each other’s activity to this day; 4) Pusan becomes the new capital of North Korea?
4) Pusan becomes the new capital of North Korea
Of the 4, which is the region that was NOT a concern of Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy: 1) Latin America; 2) U.S.S.R.; 3) Western Europe; 4) Eastern Europe?
3) Western Europe
Henry Wallace wrote a letter to President Truman in 1946 to suggest that a country was guilty of the very same offenses that the United States was accusing of the Soviet Union in regards to their postwar influence policies in Eastern Europe. Which country did Wallace accuse?
The United States
How did the United States determine which countries received Marshall Plan aid?
Countries had to be democratic to receive aid
Which person had been accusing government officials of communist activity without providing any evidence for his claims during the Cold War?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
According to the North Korean government, which country was the first to attack during the Korean War?
The United States
Which country worried the United States because they had significant influence over Latin America with Cuba, El Salvador, and Nicaragua all fell under Communist influence?
Soviet Union
Of the 4, which way would President Truman most likely react to criticism of the Truman Doctrine and the postwar influence goals of the United States to spread democracy to other regions of the world: 1) frustrated disapproval and distaste; 2) reluctant understanding and focus; 3) complete agreement and confidence; 4) confused fear and hopelessness?
1) frustrated disapproval and distaste
What Cold War policy brought the world came closer to nuclear war than at any other time in history?
Brinkmanship
Why was there a trend in the 1950's and 1960's for Americans to purchase fallout shelters for their homes?
Americans prepared for nuclear warfare as tensions with the Soviets heated up
Which country is notorious for government propaganda and falsifying information, using text that contain emotionally charged language without presenting facts, and have texts filled with nationalistic bias and would not be trustworthy in details over the Korean War?
North Korea
Which president was responsible for a massive military spending build-up during his administration that led to an arms race that crippled the Soviet economy (in theory)?
Ronald Reagan
The U.S. got involved in two direct wars during the Cold War for similar reason; to contain communism. In one war, the United States successfully contained communism and in the other war, the United States was not successful in containing communism. Which war did the United States successfully contain communism and which war was the United States not successful in containing communism?
The United States was successful in containing communism in Korea and unsuccessful in Vietnam.