Cold War, Civil Rights & Vietnam Review

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

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

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Pact
• Domino Theory

Explain the "Domino Effect"

• Pamphlets were printed that promoted democracy in weaker nations.

• The US rigged elections in order to spread democracy in particular regions.

• The US promoted open markets to avoid another global depression.

• If one country fell to communism, others in the region would fall as well.

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said "A day which will live in infamy"?

• The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
• The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
• D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
• The day the US joined the Allied forces.

How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?

• This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
• The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
• People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
• The war made everyone extremely rich and prosperous

Tinker vs. De Moines stated that students COULD wear black armbands to show they were anti-war because of their 1st amendment rights of FREE SPEECH.

• True
• False

The US entered into the Vietnam and Korean War to support their policy of

• Gain control of land in Asia

• Imperialism

• Containment

• Spread communism