Spring Midterm Review

The Cold War was a state of tension between what two superpowers?

• U.S.

• U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union)

• China

• Vietnam

During the Cold War, the United States wanted to see (blank) spread around the globe, whereas the Soviet Union wanted to see (blank) spread around the globe.

• Democracy / Communism

• Socialism / Communism

What type of actions and conflicts emerged from the Cold War?

• Diplomacy

• Espionage/Secret Operations

• Proxy Wars

• Direct Nuclear Warfare

What was NATO?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made between non-Communist countries to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made between Communist countries to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country

What is the containment/Truman Doctrine?

• U.S. foreign policy in which the United States pledged to provide financial, political, economic, and military assistance to nations resisting communism in an attempt to contain communism.

• U.S. foreign policy in which the United States pledged to go use nuclear weapon to defend nations resisting communism.

What is the Domino Theory?

• The idea that if one country shifted to democracy, all the other countries would follow as well.

• The idea that if one country falls to communism, all the other countries will fall to communism as well.

What was the Marshall Plan?

• The economic recovery package of financial aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II. It was put in place to rebuilt the economies of western Europe, in hopes that they would not turn to communism.

• The Berlin Blockade was when Joseph Stalin cut off access to W. Berlin (democratic sector) in an attempt to take control of the entire city. The Berlin Airlift refers to the American response to this event. To avoid a direct military confrontation, American planes flew food and supplies into west Berlin to keep them from starving. Stalin was forced to lift the blockade and W. Berlin remained free from Communist control.

What is one difference between the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

• The Korean War ended with the successful containment of Communism, while the Vietnam War did not

• In both wars, Guerilla warriors posed a serious threat to American forces

• In both wars, U.S. troops joined a delegation of UN forces

The Korean War began when...

• Communist S. Vietnam invaded N. Vietnam

• Communist N. Korea invaded Democratic S. Korea

• Communist S. Korea invaded Democratic N. Korea

What was the Red Scare?

• Fear of the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia

• Fear of the spread of communism in the United States