Unit 4 US HIST Review

The ___________ stated that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.

What is meant by the phrase, "Iron Curtain"?

• Europe is divided amongst Communist and democratic nations

• Stalin ruled Russia with an "iron fist"

• The victory of Allied nations following WWII

• The Vietnam War

________ was the policy where American troops were withdrawn from Vietnam, while at the same time support was given to the South Vietnamese military.

President Reagan _____ military spending to help bring about an end to the Cold War.

• ended

• decreased

• increased

What conflict was the first use of the UN forces to fight communism?

• WWII

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• WWI

The primary goal of the Marshall Plan was to support socialist and communist countries.

• True

• False

The Marshall Plan aimed to _____ democracy in ______ through rebuilding war-torn economies.

• destroy, South Korea

• defeat, North Korea

• promote, Europe

• aid, North America

President Nixon's policy of detente allowed the U.S. to

• make more missiles

• go to war in Korea

• bomb Vietnam

• improve relations with the U.S.S.R.

The basic purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is

Changes in Russian leadership enabled a more positive relationship to develop between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, contributing to the end of the Cold War.

• True

• False