Cold War & Vietnam

At the end of WW2, the major world powers addressed the global economy & peace-keeping. What new organization was in charge of keeping the peace?

• The United Nations
• The International Monetary Fund
• The World Bank
• Nato

The new UN would replace the ineffective League of Nations. The United Nations had all but ONE of the following abilities.

• A general assembly for nations to address issues
• A security Council that could veto othes member
• An army to help with peace keeping
• Countries had to accept communism

The Cold War was an era of distrust between two ideological superpowers the _ and the _.

• USSR ; UN
• Germany ; Japan
• USA ; USSR
• USA ; Vietnam 

A major Cold War theme was _  because Stalin and Truman could not agree on how do govern Europe and other countries. 

• divide it
• fight it
• leave it
• nuke it

Which was NOT a part of Truman's anti-Communism CONTAINMENT foreign policy?

• Truman Doctrine- offered  U.S. assistance to any nation threatened by Communism 
• Marshal Plan- offered U.S. financial assistance to any nation threatened by Communism 
• NATO- offered security to any nation threatened by Communism 
• Molotov Plan- offered U.S. financial assistance to any nation threatened by Communism 

The fear of Communism abroad led to a _ in the United States during the 1940's and 50s?

• Red Scare 
• Cold War
• 2nd Red Scare
• Missile Crisis 

The Cold War foreign policy dominated American thoughts throughout the 1940s & early 1950s. Which of the following is  TRUE?

• Defense spending decreased dramatically 
• The nuclear arms race reduced dramatically  
• 3 new agencies were created to help respond to threats 
• NSC-68 set the tone for dealing with communism

China and the USSR become allies in 1950.

• True
• False

Though the US did not achieve it's original goal during the Korean war, this was established. 

• The U.S. showed its dedication to fight in the war against the Communists
• An Armistice that helped create a unified Korea.
• That through negotiations the fighting between the US and USSR could be talking.
• The President feared a World War was going to break out over Communism.

_ was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

• Containment 
• Red Scare
• NSC-68
• Commitment