AP US History Unit 8 Topic 2

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Why did Soviet support of North Korea alarm the free world?

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The Soviet Union had already expanded its influence in Europe.

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What influenced Truman's decision to aid South Korea in the Korean War? Options: his desire to strengthen foreign relations between democratic and communist nations, his gratitude for the support that South Korea provided to the Allies during World War II, his confidence that he would not need to ask Congress for a formal declaration of war to commit U.S. troops, his assumption that a policy of appeasement would not discourage Soviet aggression in the region.

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his assumption that a policy of appeasement would not discourage Soviet aggression in the region.

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Why did the United States support the nationalist leader Jiang Jieshi during the Chinese civil war?

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The Americans thought China might become a communist state in Asia.

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How did U.S. involvement in the Korean War affect the U.S. economy?

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It led to increased spending in support of the war effort.

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How did U.S. involvement in the Korean War relate to the policy of containment?

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The U.S. chose to support a country that might fall to communism.

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Immediately after WWII, the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union became strained because - competing ideology - each country believed that the other one was a threat to its security

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competing ideology - each country believed that the other one was a threat to its security

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What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia (Korea) during the early 1950s?

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North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.

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As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the U.S. was able to -

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bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

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Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
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The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries,
The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China,
The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries,
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the U.S. and Soviet Union

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The growth of nuclear arsenals in the U.S. and Soviet Union

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The Berlin Wall was built in order to

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prevent East Germans from fleeing (defecting) to West Germany.