The Fast and the Curious - Turning Points

What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?

• To prepare for control of Germany after WWII

• To prepare for control of Japan after WWII

• To coordinate the invasion of Normandy

• To convince the United States to join World War II

What was a major outcome of the Korean War?

• The country reunited as a communist nation

• The country reunited as a democratic nation

• The country still remains divided

• The war ended with the use of nuclear weapons

What were American citizens NOT expected to do during WWII?

• Ration items needed on the battlefield

• Put together scrap drives to collect metals

• Buy War Bonds

• Refuse to participate in the draft

Which two Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on?

• Hiroshima and Tokyo

• Nagasaki and Tokyo

• Tokyo and Kyoto

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which event became symbol of the end of the Cold War?

• The tearing down of the Berlin Wall

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Berlin Airlift

• The fall of South Vietnam to communist forces

Which American foreign policy meant to restrict the spread of communism in the world?

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Arms Race

Which of the following is an example of the policy known as Detente?

• Build up of nuclear weapons by the Soviets and US

• Reduction of nuclear weapons by the Soviets and US

• Sending American forces to Korea and Vietnam

• Allied pilots carrying out the Berlin Airlift

Which of the following is the reason why the US became involved militarily in Korea and Vietnam?

• Domino Theory

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Brinkmanship

• Arms Race

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Cuba became a communist nation

• The US and Soviets attacked each other with nukes

• Nuclear war between the US and Soviets was avoided

• This event is considered the beginning of the Cold War

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To help Cubans overthrow Castro's communist regime

• The help China to convert to democracy from communism

• To aid European countries so they resist the spread of communism

• The force the Soviets to abandon their communist ideology