stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Ch. 12 - US Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Ch. 12 - US
What was the Marshall plan
What was the Warsaw Pact formed to do?
Ch. 12 - US
32 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
55 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
32 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
32
Answers
1
What was the Warsaw Pact formed to do?
Help Japan rebuild.
Stop communism.
Create an alliance with the U.S.
Spread communism.
2
What was the Marshall plan
National Housing Act of 1949
said that US would defend the Middle East
McCarthyism- attacks on suspected communist within the US government
program to aid devastated countries in europe
3
Who sent the Long Telegram?
Paul Tibbets
George Marshall
Gary Powers
George Kennan
4
What was Philip Wylie's book called?
Today!
Tomorrow!
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
Today and Tomorrow!
5
Who was Douglas MacArthur
Commander in Chief for US army in Pacific
Commander in Chief for Italian force Europe
Commander in Chief for Nazi forces
Commander in Chief for British force in Europe
6
The Berlin Airlift was a success
True
False
7
Demilitarized Zone:
empty buffer zone made to keep two countries from fighting
A zone where construction happens
A dangerous place where most fighting happens
An empty buffer zone created as a place for fighting
8
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Taking planes out of the city of Berlin because it was too powerful
When the Japanese surrendered after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
An operation where US &UK forces sent food/supplies to the people in Berlin
A battle during World War II
9
Iron Curtain
A name for the largest prison in the world.
A stage curtain that is the color grey.
A pretend barrier that separated the Soviet Union from Western Europe.
A prison that was located in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
10
Why was the Suez Canal built?
To create a devastating trade problem for the British
To find a shorter path to the east
To make the British mad
To have fun
11
Satellite nations are...
first nations to send satellites into orbit
countries controlled by the United States
countries controlled by the Soviet Union
first nations to develop satellites
12
The Warsaw Pact sought to:
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after WWll
Create a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European nations
13
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
To provide benefits to elderly American citizens
To provide assistance to democratic nations affected by authoritarian force
To reppair the banking deposit systems
To prevent Russian immigrants from coming to America
14
What is a Demilitarized Zone?
Recruiting zone.
Military Base.
Zone prohibiting military.
Bombing zone.
15
What is the role of the Security Council?
to advise world leaders
to start wars
to maintain peace and security in accordance w the principles and purposes
to secure a council
16
What was McCarthyism?
A different name for communism
A name for the new political party that was anti-communist.
A cult that did not accept communism
A campaign to find and mark all the communists in the government.
17
What was the red scare?
A fear of communism spreading to America
A contagious blood disease
The fear of the color red
The fear of republicans
18
The Long telegram supported aggression towards the Soviets
True
False
19
When was NATO established
1963
1949
1991
1993
20
These were built during the 1950s as a safe haven from nuclear fallout from nuclear explosions
Hoovervilles
Catastrophe condos
Fallout shelters
Shanty towns
21
Who attended the Potsdam Conference?
Lenin, Churchill, Roosevelt.
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt.
Stalin, Churchill, Truman.
Lots of angry ghosts from the war!
22
Major decisions at the Potsdam Conference included
the decision to issue an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed
concluded that the Soviet Union would play no role in the Pacific theater
Early discussions of the fate of Eastern Europe
None of these were discussed at Potsdam
23
Where is the Suez Canal?
America
Egypt
England
China
24
Main Goals Of The United Nations?
Collective Defence, Crisis Management, Cooperative Security.
Provide Machinery, Humanity, International Peace.
Efficiencey, Security, Growth.
Improve, Predict, Control.
25
McCarthyism is...
Loyalty to America and all of their land
The practice of making unfair allegations and investigative techniques
giving the rights to specific people in the government
A campaign to bring all communist into America
26
The General Assembly includes who?
Secretary and Treasurer
Governor and Secretary
Senators and Representatives
President and Vice President
27
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
A German advisor to Hitler
John Curtain's cousin
A British politician
A US military chief
28
J. Edgar Hoover .....
He was a lawyer and anti-communist G-man
Created the first model airplane
All of the Above
Has the first director of the(FBI)
29
What is the General Assembly?
The USA's lawmaking body
GA is law making body
A big group of Military generals at a meeting
A group of GA governors
30
What does NATO mean?
North American Trade Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Treaty orgainization
31
Why was NATO formed?
To fight Russsia
To fight terrorists.
To have an alliance.
To protect countries from communism.
32
What act did Harry S. Truman sign?
Treaty of Paris
War Powers Act
National Security Act
Civil Rights Act
