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Why were the French and British overly cautious about going to war after World War I
they were still feeling the effects of the horrible memories of World War I and they were willing to do anything to avoid war.
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Who led the way in reconstruction of Europe after World War II.
The U.S.A.
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True or False. People felt that they need to provide their children with a better life than they had during the Depression by buying them lots of toys and other material items.
True
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Who constructed the "Berlin Wall" and Why?
Soviet Union (Eastern Germany), to separate communist East Berlin from the Democratic West Berlin.
100
Did most Americans support the Vietnam War? Why or Why not?
NO! -Demonstrations - Forced Drafts - No clear exit strategy - Very Costly - High death toll
200
Which country attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Japan
200
What was the “iron curtain” ?
Churchill’s reference to Soviet controlled Eastern Europe and the unbridgeable gulf between western and eastern Europe.
200
What problem did women face as result of moving the mass-produced homes in the suburbs?
Isolation
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What 13 daycrisis cooled down the arms race in the 1960s after nearly causing Russia and America to go into a "Hot War"?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
200
Why did America and Western European nations fear communism so much?
It is an ideology that is very opposite from our ideals of a free market economy and democracy. We feared that it would spread across the globe because of its appeal to the poor and working class. This would diminish our influence and possible overthrow our government and way of life.
300
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the following two cities:
a. Hiroshima b. Nagasaki
300
What was the "Truman Doctrine"?
A commitment by the United States to stop any communist aggression, a policy of containment, in Greece and Turkey.
300
What are two main ways that the United States and Soviet Union were competing at the height of the Cold War?
a. Military build-ups b. The space race
300
Why does the Jewish community feel tied to the state of Israel?
It is their native home land that they were driven out of during the diaspora and were promised to return to in their holy book, the Torah
300
Explain the cold war and the concept of M.A.D.
War between democratic nations and communist for ideological control of the globe. It led to indirect fighting because of the idea of Mutually Assured Destruction due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons on both sides of the conflict.
400
What were 3 major factors that led to World War II
a. The Treaty of Versailles b. The Great Depression c. The Russian Revolution
400
What were 2 major issues following WWII:
a. Soviet intervention in Eastern Europe b. The political struggle for western Europe c. The role the United States would play in the world
400
Name at least 2 factors/products pressuring Americans to "conform and spend" that came about during the era following WWII
a. Modern advertising b. Television c. Credit cards d. Babies
400
Who emerged as the new leader in the Soviet Union in 1955?
Nikita Khrushchev
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What was McCarthyism and the second Red Scare?
The idea that communist were lucking among normal Americans trying to undermine our government and way of life (democracy, freedom). McCarthy help trials to raise fear and cause suspicion in the government to further his own career
500
Describe at least 2 aspects of the relationship between Japan and China leading into WWII
a. There were a high number of Chinese causalities as result of Japanese aggression. b. Japan attempted a military takeover of Chinese Manchuria in their desperation for resources after the Great Depression. c. The Chinese population was drawn inward in reaction to actions taken by the Japanese.
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What was the "Marshall Plan"?
America’s economic response to communism with the basic premise that communism thrived in economically backward or disrupted areas therefore offering financial aid to any country that desired it in order to stop the spread of communism.
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The ________________________________ was the American program that successfully tested the first nuclear bomb.
Manhattan Project
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The period of hostility and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union that always stopped short of direct war between them was known as the ______________________.
Cold War
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Why doesn't communism ultimately work in reality when its sounds like a good think on paper?
-Human Nature - Low Motivation/ work ethic - Must be ruthlessly enforced by the government - No religion allowed - Limits basic freedoms, such as freedom of the press - Shortages - Etc.