Truman Cold War

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

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Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?

• to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
• to bomb East Berlin
• to demolish the Berlin Wall
• to transport people out of East Berlin

Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?

• to contain communism
• to colonize Korea
• to spread communism
• to Christianize Koreans

Where was Korea divided?

• 18 parallel
• 34 parallel
• 38 parallel
• 15 parallel

1950's fear of Soviet Union communist totalitarian government coming to America led by a Republican senator. 

• McCarthyism
• Red Scare
• Polarization
• Tensions

What was the Containment Theory?

• Provide aid to weaker European countries to prevent the influence of communism.

• Bombardment borders of communist nations.

• Arrest movie stars who were spreading social ideas.

• Assassinate all puppets of the USSR leading countries in the Eastern Europe.

How did the G.I. Bill impact America? (multiple answers)

• Soldiers could educated themselves with grants for college which would create an educated workforce.

• The housing market boomed creating Levittowns.

• Consumer spending grew keeping unemployment low as the economy grew.

• The army was finally desegregated.

What was McCarthyism?

• Extreme fear of communism, guilt by association, and a series of baseless accusations that led to public hearings and black-listings.

• The policy adopted to send aid to Europe to stop the spread of Communism.

• America's new defense system with a series of underground tunnels that would be used in case of a foreign attack.

• A new push to end segregation in the military.

Which president ended military segregation?

• F. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy