WESTERN CIV 25 SHORT ANSWER LAST TEST

What are the little dragon nations?

Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore

How long was Hong Kong a British colony?

Until 1997

What was the Meiji Japan model?

State directed capitalism

When did the Korean War take place?

1950-1953

What was the root of the Korean War?

Korean nationalism

How did Korea become a Cold War hostage?

USSR occupies North, US occupies the South

Who was Kim II-Sung?

Communist leader of North Korea

Who was Rhee Syngman?

Conservative Christian leader of South Korea

When and why did North Korea invade South Korea?

1950, wanted to reunify the Korean peninsula

What was Harry S. Truman’s secret plan if the USSR entered the Korean War?

Strike the North with atomic weapons

What sparked Chinese intervention?

The UN pushed into North Korea getting too close to the Chinese border

How did the military conflict of the Korean War end?

An armistice with a DMZ on the 38 parallel

Describe the bipolar character of the world during the Cold War.

U.S democracy and capitalism vs. USSR communism

What was the major goal of the U.S. during the Cold War?

Containment

What was the major goal of the USSR during the Cold War?

Spread communism and undercut US influence

By 1948 what parts of the world did the USSR control?

All of Eastern Europe, Mongolia, and North Korea

What was the ultimate cost of the U.S. policy of containment during 1946-1989?

5 trillion dollars

How do some historians feel about the threat of the USSR during the Cold War?

They questioned whether or not the USSR was a true threat.

Some historians argue that the Cold War brought stability but many others point to what?

80 wars between 1945-1989

When did the communists finally take Vietnam?

1975 Fall of Saigon

What Soviet invasion proved to be disastrous? Why?

Afghanistan contributes to the collapse of the USSR

What was the Cost of American Intervention in Vietnam? How did this hurt American prestige?

173 billion, 58k lives, we lost

How did Albert Einstein feel about atomic power?

He fears a global catastrophe

Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

USSR secretly places missiles in Cuba, closest we have ever come to WW3

How do historians feel about the nuclear arms race?

It preserves the peace because it discourages all out conflict between US and USSR