US History Vietnam/Cold/Korean War Review

On second thought you look like a antarctican spy

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of

The Space Race

After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to

rebuild the economies of war-torn countries in Western Europe

The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 was to

safeguard the allies and provide collective security against the Soviet Union

Immediately after World War II, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union became strained because

each country believed that the other was a threat to its security

Issuing the Truman Doctrine, defending South Korea, and sending military advisors to Vietnam were actions taken by the United States to

prevent the spread of communism

In the years following World War II, relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were marked by

conflicts where superpowers supported opposing sides, but did not confront each other directly

After WWII, the term "satellite countries" came to mean

Eastern European countries under Soviet domination

What was the name given to the fear that if one East Asian nation fell to communism, others would follow?

Domino Theory

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

To transport necessary supplies to east Germany and its citizens when the Soviet Union blocked all land access to the city

What is the best title for the Marshall Plan?

Rebuild war-torn Europe

The Truman Doctrine is best described as a plan

to prevent the spread of communism

How did President John Kennedy react to installation of nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba in 1962?

He set up a military blockade around Cuba to prevent any further supplies from getting there

The Korean War was initially described as a "police action" due to the fact that it was conducted by

the United Nations and without a formal declaration of war by congress

Who led a "witch hunt" for Communist spies in the United States government during the early 1950s?

Joseph McCarthy

What is the best way to explain why the United States fought in the Korean conflict?

(Containment) To prevent communism from spreading and defending South Korea from North Korea which could cause a domino effect to other countries becoming communist.

What was a cause of the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the late 1940s and the investigations of a Senate committee headed by Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950’s

The belief that there were communist agents in the federal government

Controversies involving Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post-World War II concern over

Soviet spies operating in the American federal government during the Cold War

One difference between World War II and the Vietnam War is that the Vietnam War

Had much more public opposition anti-war protests in the US

Define Detente

the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries

President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was significant because it

reduced tensions between the US and communist China

What effect did Mikhail Gorbachev's announcement of glasnost and perestroika have on the governments of Eastern Europe?

It caused governments in Eastern Europe to introduce reforms and most of the communist governments fell

The collapse of the Soviet Union by 1990, supported Western views that

Communism is flawed and destined to fail