Cold War Day 2

What lead to the Cold War?

• America’s Development of the Atomic Bomb
• Soviet refusal to allow freedom for Eastern European nations
• Differences between US Democracy and USSR Communism
• China turning Communist

What group was created to search out Communist in the 2nd Red Scare?

• NAACP
• HUAC
• CIA
• HUD

How did the US respond to the Soviet Union’s blockade of Berlin?

• withdrew its troops from Germany
• sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
• airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
• built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin

The U.S. sent military forces to Korea to...

• take over the fighting from the North Korean troops
• defend U.S. diplomats against the South Korean army
• contain the spread of communism
• protect the Chinese border to prevent spreading the conflict

The successful launching of Sputnik signaled the beginning of...

• US fears that the Soviets had technological superiority
• the Arms Race with the United States
• Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China
• disarmament discussions between the superpowers

Why was geography important to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The communist government took over US business on the island
• The island is just 90 miles from the coast of Florida
• The USSR gave financial aid to the communist gov't of Cuba
• The Bay of Pigs invasion failed to overthrow Castro

The GI Bill affected American society after World War II by...

• eliminating child labor
• increasing spending on space exploration
• expanding voting rights
• extending educational and housing opportunities

The US spent massive amount of money on new technology in this race...

• Arms Race
• Cold War
• Space Race
• Science Race

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the US to deal with the...

• national debt
• President’s political opposition
• spread of communism
• arms race

From the end of WWII until the 1980’s, the US carried out its foreign policy mainly by...

• giving in to foreign demands
• acting forcefully to obtain and control colonies
• became mostly isolationist again
• taking various actions to prevent the spread of communism