Cold War

The primary goal of the U.S. Containment policy after WW II was to?

• limit the use of atomic bomb and other nuclear weapons

• end colonialism in Africa and Asia

• stop the spread of Soviet Union influence in the world

• bring German and Japanese war criminals to Justice

What was the term 'Iron Curtain' used to describe the division of?

• North and South Vietnam

• East and West Asia

• North and South Korea

• East and West Europe

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. It was originally designed to?

• To expand trade with Europe

• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons

• To contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

• to rebuild by extending economic aid

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

• President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation

• General Mac Arthur had a plan to overthrow Communist Chine

• Americans felt Korea was beyond the boundaries of the U.S. Containment Policy

• American leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression

Trends of the 1950's

*Expansion of the middle class

*Development of the Interstate Highway System

*Growth of the suburbs

The above trends is a result of what?

• increase in immigration after World War II

• creation of the Dept of Housing and Urban Development

• reduction in peacetime defense spending

• economic prosperity following World War II

The first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked?

• The Cold War with the U.S.

• Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe

• American fears that the Soviets had achieve technological superiority

• Disarmament between the Superpowers that were members of the NATO

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Expansion of national borders by imperialistic European powers

• Growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and Soviet Union

• Implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Britain & China

• Rapid industrialization of Southeast Asian countries

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

• Open Door Policy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Policy

• Containment

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

• Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

• Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

• Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

• Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?

• It decreased consumer spending.

• It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.

• It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.

• It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.