History Unit 6

Which statement most accurately describes the Cold War?

It was a time of political hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union

The Cold War was characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of actual fighting.

True

What was the main cause for the hostility the United States displayed towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

The Soviet desire to spread communism around the world

The main purpose of the U.S. Containment Policy was to do what?

Prevent the spread of communism around the world

As a part of the containment policy, which TWO nations did the United States send weapons and troops to fight in support of democratic parties?

Korea
Vietnam

Which U.S. president's doctrine started the policy of containment that was followed by every president after him?

Harry Truman

What area of the world did the Soviet Union already have under its control by the end of World War II?

Eastern Europe

What was the main concept of the Marshall Plan?

The U.S. provided money to help countries that were vulnerable to communist revolution

Most American's were against the Marshall Plan initially, but many changed their opinion after what event?

China switched to a communist government

What was the initial purpose of forming NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

For democratic countries to help each other fend off the threat of communism

Along with the United States, which TWO of the following countries are members of NATO

Great Britain

France

How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?

They formed the Warsaw Pact

Where did the Red Scare get its name from?  Why was the Red Scare called "red"?

Soviets were called "reds" from the Bolshevik revolution

What was the relationship between the Soviet Union and the nations of Eastern Europe during the Cold War?

The Soviet Union controlled this region and set up communist governments there

Which of the following was NOT considered a possible communist organization during the Red Scare by anti-communists in the United States.

gun ownership organizations

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was ORIGINALLY formed to identify what types of threats to the U.S.? 

Fascist

What happened to people that HUAC targeted as suspected communists?

They were often denied employment because of their suspected beliefs

The __________ were a group of people that openly challenged the legitimacy of HUAC's investigations.

Hollywood Ten

Joseph McCarthy was ...

a Senator from Wisconsin

Joseph McCarthy accused many people of being communist.  His "reign of terror" ended, however, after he accused the __________ of being infiltrated by communists.

U.S. Army

What was the end result of the HUAC investigations and McCarthy hearings that captivated Americans during the 1950s?

Many lives were affected and careers ruined because of communist paranoia

About how long did the Cold War dominate both international and domestic politics?  

45 years

Where did the Soviet Union  place nuclear weapons that directly threatened the United States in 1962, causing the most tense moments of the Cold War?

Cuba

During the Crisis in 1962, the Soviet Union agreed to remove their missiles if they United States agreed to remove their missiles in which country?

Turkey

The Cold War influenced domestic life as well.  It led to a Second Red Scare, during which ___________ led the paranoia by accusing numerous people of being communists. 

Joseph McCarthy

In what TWO ways did the Soviet Union get out to an early lead in the space race?

They put the first man in space

They put the first man made satellite in space

How did the space race end?

The United States won by landing a man on the moon

Why did the United States send troops to fight in the Korean War?

It was part of the U.S. containment policy

The United States got support from which organization to send troops to help defend South Korea?

United Nations

What was the end result of the Korean conflict?

it ended in a stalemate

What group of people were at the heart of Vietnam War protests?

Young people 

Where did an antiwar protest turn deadly when the U.S. National Guard opened fire on students?

Kent State University

What was the end result of the war in Vietnam?

The United States withdrew, and Vietnam turned communist

Who became  the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced drastic reforms to the communist government?

Mikhail Gorbachev

Which Soviet policy meant that non-communists could now participate in the government, and people could openly criticize the government?

Glasnost

What Soviet policy allowed people to actually own businesses and gave workers more rights?

Perestroika

What was the first country of Eastern Europe that was able to establish free elections without the Soviet Union using military force to stop it?

Poland

What word would best describe the nature of revolutions across Eastern Europe that separated these nations from communist rule?

Peaceful

One of the most iconic signs of the Soviet collapse was the fall of the wall that had surrounded parts of which city?

Berlin

Soon after Eastern Europe threw off Soviet influence, the Soviet republics bordering the ________ Sea declared independence.

Baltic

What was the Soviet response to their republics of  Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia declaring independence?

They did nothing to stop them from leaving

Which statement most accurately describes the actions of the 15 republics that made up the Soviet Union at the end of the cold war?

All declared independence and started democratic reforms

Most Americans found it difficult to get used to the idea of the Cold War being over because it lasted for so long.

True

Of the many tense moments of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the cold war came to turning into a "hot" war.

True

With fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a prolonged era with virtually no threats to peace.

False