Cold War Review

Question 1

Who developed the Domino Theory and what was it?

Accepted Answer

Dean Acheson: if 1 country fell to commies, others would follow

Question 2

Stalin repeatedly offered German reunification but on the condition that it be completely demilitarized, no military

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The Secret Speech wasn't meant to be heard by the public but one of Kruschev's enemies sent out a copt

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Stalin began Stalinization in Europe by implementing leaders called Stalinists and starting Peace Campaigns to....

Accepted Answer

make US look like the aggressor and lure Western Europe, make communists seem like the only stabilizing force in the world, reduce antagonism towards communism

Question 5

Only communist candidates were on the ballots in the Polish elections

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The conference where FDR was very ill and Stalin, FDR, and Churchill discussed 4 major issues

Accepted Answer

Yalta (March 1945)

Question 7

4 different occupational zones of Berlin

Accepted Answer

France, UK, US, USSR

Question 8

Who wrote the Long Telegram, and what was the Long Telegram?

Accepted Answer

George Kennan; cornerstone of US foreign policy spelling out containment

Question 9

What was the Marshall Plan (June 1947) that was only supposed to last for 4 years?

Accepted Answer

Highly effective aid that brought Western Europe back to pre-war standards, Giving $13 billion aid to Europe, offended Stalin and he cut off Eastern

Question 10

What was the "Open Skies' idea that Eisenhower proposed?

Accepted Answer

allowing US/USSR to fly unarmed reconnaissance wherever they wanted, supposed to alleviate tensions

Question 11

USSR did not trust the American economic intentions so Stalin closed the border in Europe

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which was the most expensive pillar?

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 13

Which country suffered the most casualties from WWII?

Accepted Answer

USSR

Question 14

The Cold War Began at either...

Accepted Answer

The conference at Yalta or Potsdam

Question 15

The division of Korea was never meant to be permanent

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What were the 4 pillars of American Foreign Policy during the Cold War? (tip from Lucas: "DICE")

Accepted Answer

Deterrents, Intervention, Containment, Establishment of LEWO

Question 17

What was Stalin's ultimate goal?

Accepted Answer

World Domination

Question 18

Had a burning desire to be president, begged Marine Corps pilots to take him into combat, begins Anti-communist crusade

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 19

Speech delivered by Kruschev to the Politburo, promoting the idea of coexistence with US, criticized Stalin (Feb 1956)

Accepted Answer

Secret Speech

Question 20

What was the US response to the Soviets cutting off all ground traffic to Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Air Lift; using planes to bring in everything from milk to coal

Question 21

5 Members of the UN Security Council (1950)

Accepted Answer

UK, US, USSR, France, Taiwan

Question 22

What did the Gomulka want? (Poland)

Accepted Answer

communism without censorship

Question 23

This was delivered at Fulton College in Missouri by Winston Churchill... declares Soviets to be expansionists

Accepted Answer

Iron Curtain Speech

Question 24

Eisenhower defends Marshall when he is socially attacked by McCarthy

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

The Soviet Union asked US for atomic bomb technology and Truman agreed

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

What alliances were apart of containment?

Accepted Answer

SEATO, NATO, CENTRO

Question 27

The Warsaw Pact (1955)

Accepted Answer

defensive agreement between USSR and Eastern Europe

Question 28

Stalin asked for $6 Billion, and the US contingency was that Eastern European markets would be open to Western goods, so

Accepted Answer

he withdrew his request

Question 29

What does the US want after WWII (for security)?

Accepted Answer

the free movement of people around the world!, to establish free trade among every nation of the world!

Question 30

What did the allies decide to do with Germany after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Divide it up into 4 parts

Question 31

Stalin thought he could intimidate Truman (FDR's replacement)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

What was the first alliance system (1949)?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 33

What assumption did Deterrents pillar rely on?

Accepted Answer

that nuclear war was inevitable

Question 34

Why was 1946 particularly bad for Europe (agriculturally)?

Accepted Answer

it was a bad Harvest year, No move stuff saved up for emergencies because of the war, the harvest was followed by a harsh winter

Question 35

The US and USSR both wanted security (after WWII)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Define Red Baiting

Accepted Answer

calling someone a communist without any proof

Question 37

Which nation emerged from WWII as the most militarily/economically advanced?

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 38

Proposed European economic union and argued that combined forces would be stronger than individual countries

Accepted Answer

John Foster Dulles

Question 39

What was the purpose of the International Monetary Fund?

Accepted Answer

to hopefully stabilize the poor countries, provide very low interest loans or grants to the poor/politically unstable

Question 40

Soviet counter to the Marshall Plan (that actually just TOOK from Eastern Europe and didn't help them)

Accepted Answer

Council for mutual economic assistance (COMECON)

Question 41

No one ever got close to true communism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Focused on stopping Communism, providing aid to countries, originally directed @ Greece/Turkey

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 43

Truman and Churchill had very different opinions on communism and how to handle it

Accepted Answer

False

Question 44

The colonies of the Northern/European powers that didn't side with US or USSR (allegiances shift depending on need)

Accepted Answer

Non-aligned group

Question 45

What did Soviet Union fear from 1945-1949 because of the Soviet's demobilization?

Accepted Answer

An American attack

Question 46

What 2 forms of government were in Poland?

Accepted Answer

Lublin (commies) and the government in exile

Question 47

The capital of Latvia that was full of exiles from Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

Riga

Question 48

In January 1950 who committed a tremendous oversight during their Defensive Perimeter Speech? What was it?

Accepted Answer

Dean Acheson; forgot to mention South Korea

Question 49

What was the "New Look Military" (Eisenhower)?

Accepted Answer

relies primarily on nuclear weapons, reduced military spending

Question 50

What was the "New Course"?

Accepted Answer

NIkita Kruschev's new type of diplomacy with the US

Question 51

Because of the aforementioned bad harvest year in 1946 what happened in Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

the appeal of communism grew

Question 52

Nations at risk of becoming communist were also the most politically stable

Accepted Answer

False

Question 53

US viewed rebuilding Germany as vital to the success of Europe, but what did the Soviets think about Germany's future?

Accepted Answer

That Germany should remain weakened for the safety of Europe, That Germany should pay reparations in full immediately

Question 54

taking any situation and pushing it to the edge of catastrophe, which pushes us to negotiate (fear of massive retal.)

Accepted Answer

Concept of Brinksmanship

Question 55

Stalin thought that the Allies had been very FAST to invade Europe in WWII

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

What important thing was Egypt near (under Nasser)?

Accepted Answer

Suez Canal

Question 57

What was the NSC-68?

Accepted Answer

dramatically increased military spending 13.4 billion -> 50 billion, encouraged continual rebuilding of Europe, said containment should be replaced with confrontation

Question 58

Who asked congress for $17 million (US Secretary of State and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff)

Accepted Answer

George Marshall

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