Unit 15- COLD WAR & KOREAN WAR

Which of these conditions was an economic cause of the Cold War in Europe?

• Stalin resented the fact that the Western Allies had delayed the invasion of France during the war.

• Truman failed to share the secrets of the atomic bomb at the Postdam Conference

• The U.S. had a capitalist system while the Soviet Union had a Communist system with central planning.

• Stalin felt the Soviet Union had the right to establish a 'sphere of influence" in Eastern Europe.

_{At the present moment in history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one....}

_{I believe it must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation (overthrow) by armed minorities or by outside pressures....If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world-and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.}

_{President Harry S. Truman, March 12, 1947}

What threat was President Truman referring to in this speech?

• a regional war between Germany & U.S.

• the spread of Communism to Greece & Turkey

• Communist infiltration in the U.S. State Department

• Vietnamese resistance to the continuation of imperialism

how was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?

• by joining European nations together into the European Union

• by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

• by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, & Italy

• by establishing freely elected governments in Poland & Czechoslovakia.

“The parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or in North America shall be considered as an attack against them all. They agree that if such an armed attack occurs, each of them will assist the party or parties so attacked. Each will immediately take whatever action it considers necessary to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area. It will, if necessary, use armed force.”

North Atlantic Treaty, April 4, 1949

Which action was a response to the organization created by this treaty?

• formation of the Warsaw Pact

• announcement of the Marshall Plan

• falling of the "Iron Curtain" over Eastern Europe

• application of the Eisenhower Doctrine to Lebanon

Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?

• North Korea made minor gains in the South but lost territory in the north to China

• a majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government.

• North & South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.

• Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners & Southerners.

Which foreign policy goal led to the instructions issued in the document above?

• American leaders wanted to prevent China from taking over North Korea.

• American leaders wanted to unite the North and South into one democratic republic.

• American leaders wanted to maintain military bases in both North & South Korea

• American leaders wanted to prevent Communist North Korea from taking over South Korea.

The photograph shows missiles being displayed in a parade in East Berlin during the Cold War.

Which problem of the Cold War is highlighted by this photograph?

• the dangers of nuclear proliferation

• the lack of free speech and freedom of religion under communism

• the inability of communist countries to supply enough consumer goods.

• the failure of Eastern Europe to maintain trade and travel with the West.

The United States commits itself to the rebuilding of Europe with this program.

• Berlin Wall

• Berlin Airlift

• Marshall Plan

• Berlin Blockade

The United States and the Soviet Union never actually fought in war because they feared that if they did, their nations would both certainly be destroyed.

• mutually assured destruction

• proxy wars

• cuban missile crisis

• espionage