Cold War/McCarthyism

During the Cold War, the United States engaged in military actions in both Korea and Vietnam. Its actions were successful in South Korea, but not in Vietnam. In both instances, however, the aim of the United States was the same. Which policy was the United States pursuing by engaging in these wars?

• containing the spread of communism

• isolating itself from foreign entanglements

• combatting terrorism

• spreading democracy

Developments in international affairs in the late 1980's had enormous consequences for the United States. Identify two developments that relate to this time period.

• The power and control of the Soviet Union increases during this period.

• The Cold War escalates during this time period.

• Communist governments in Eastern Europe collapse.

• Mass demonstrations supporting democratic reforms take place in Soviet Republics.

Identify the two consequences that relate to the fall of the Soviet Union and communist governments in Eastern Europe in the 1980's and 1990's.

• New challenges shifted the focus of U.S. foreign policy.

• The U.S. supported economic and educational reforms in former communist countries.

• Tensions increased between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Beginning with the Red Scare of the 1920's, which historical development contributed to a recurring pattern of anti-communism in the United States?

• growing prosperity following World War II

• migration from the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl

• increased unemployment during the Great Depression

• accusations made by Senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress

Mariana is writing a paper about the Cold War and discovers the above information on the Vietnam War. Which excerpt from the passage refutes Mariana's thesis?

• "The United States sent advisors to South Vietnam..."

• "to help the government fight communist guerrillas..."

• "The U.S. military used extensive bombing and advanced technology;"

• "They (the US) were unable to turn the tide against communism."

The United States was concerned about the spread of communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following World War I, suspected communists were persecuted in what was known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after World War II. What was this development known as?

• McCarthyism

• progressivism

• the Marshall Plan

• the counterculture movement

World War II ended shortly after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Four years later, the Soviet Union responded by successfully detonating an atomic bomb. How did these developments affect the policy of the United States?

• The United States mobilized all of its armed services.

• The United States drafted all young men into military service.

• The United States increased its efforts to construct nuclear weapons.

• The United States suspended diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

• It built up the western European armed forces.

• It helped to rebuild and strengthen European economies.

• It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

• It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

The Korean peninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and the United States clashed over how this territory should be governed. How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

• It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.

• It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south.

• It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.

• It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.

The Korean peninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and United States clashed over how this territory should be governed. How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

• It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.

• It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled North and an anti-communist south.

• It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.

• It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.