The Cold War

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Although the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) never directly battled each other during the Cold War

• The two sides fought "proxy" wars in other nations.

• Both superpowers battled for global influence.

• An "arms race" began, with both sides amassing huge amounts of Nukes and other weaponry.

• The competition between the two powers led to the Space Race.

The Communist Manifesto, a book written by Marx and Engels, emerged

• as an excuse for Stalin to take power.

• as a plan for people to get free stuff.

• as a critique of the poverty and exploitation that came with free market capitalism.

• as an ideology that promotes freedom of religion.

Already in occupation of Eastern Europe and distrustful of the U.S. and Britain, and wanting to ensure Russia was never invaded again, Stalin made the countries of E. Europe

• Satellite States to the USSR

• independent nations that were allied with the USSR

• cease to exist as nations and absorbed them into the USSR.

• part of the United Nations.

Severely restricted travel, communication, and trade between Eastern and Western Europe.

• NATO

• The Iron Curtain

• The United Nations

• The Warsaw Pact

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Having learned the lessons from the failure to appease Hitler, Truman was determined to react firmly to every Soviet effort to expand communism. This is known as

• The Truman Doctrine

• NATO

• Containment

• The Arms Race

The treaty that ensured Soviet aggression towards a country in Western Europe would be met with military support from other members of the treaty is called

• The Warsaw Pact

• The Marshall Plan

• The United Nations

• NATO

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of

Communism in Europe?

• by joining European nations together into the European Union

• by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe

• by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy

• by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia

Impoverished and struggling people of Asia, Africa, and Latin America were angry at Western Nations for the abuses they had experienced as colonies and looking for a way to achieve further social and economic equality,

• benefited greatly from the Marshall Plan

• applied to join NATO.

• looked to communism as a potential solution.

• adopted laissez-faire economics.

Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?

• North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the

  north to China.

• A majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the

  North Korean government.

• North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as

  they had been before the war.

• Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both

  Northerners and Southerners.

Several disagreements occurred between President Truman and General MacArthur over the handling of the Korean War. Eventually dismissing MacArthur, Truman made it clear that

• That he did not respect the military.

• That he was worried about the spread of communism.

• That he disregarded military advice.

• That in the US, civilians have control over the military.