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Cold War Section 1
Cold War Section 1
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Start of Cold War, Korean War, McCarthyism
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A command economy...
has complete government control over production & prices
has a military that sells weapons to consumers
is what the US has today
results from free market competition
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When was the Marshall plan?
1648
1989-1991
1492
1948-1951.
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What are the dates of the Korean war?
1950-1953
1914-1918
1939-1945
2001-2008
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The purpose of both The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan was to?
Prevent the spread of Communism
Form a Treaty
Declare War
Form an alliance
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What is McCarthyism?
A campaign to remove the KKK from our government
A campaign against alleged communists in the government
The belief in fair trials as the founding fathers wanted
A belief in "innocent until proven guilty"
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What were the Cold War drills done at school called?
Duck and Cover
Kiss your butt goodbye
Dodge Dip Duck Dive and Dodge
Drop and Roll
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Communism, socialism, and capitalism are examples of:
population growth
political systems
technology
economic systems
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What was the Iron Curtain?
Barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West
A barrier separating Berlin
A curtain made of iron threads
Bed Bath & Beyond's newest sale item
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HUAC stand for
House Un-American Activities Committee
Help Us Activate Cards
Housing and Urban Access Committee
Hurts Unless Anyone Calls
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The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
stop the use of nuclear weapons
contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
use United Nations to eliminate threats posed by Soviets
rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
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What is McCarthyism?
Practice of making accusations of treason without evidence
The 1920s belief that all Italians are terrorists
The surfacing of treason in 1950's Salem, Massachusetts
A term named after Senator Joe McCarthy, a respected warlock
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father of capitalism
Bismark
Adam Smith
Henry Ford
Karl Marx
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Why did the U.S. and Britain start the Berlin Airlift in 1948?
Russia was helping North Korea to conquer South Korea
Russia bombed Great Britain
Russia had blocked all export and import from West Berlin.
Russia was invading France
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Why did the Korean War ultimately end in stalemate?
Soviet forces threatened to enter the battle
Chinese entered the war and forced UN troops to retreat
South Korean government wasn't supported by Korean people
UN forces were unable to penetrate North Korean territory
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What is a mixed economy?
Combined market economy with government involment
Central planners make business decisions like how to produce
Decisions about resource are made by habit, or custom
Economic decisions are made by consumers and business owners
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Describe socialism:
Theory based on the lack of a currency
Type of centrally-planned economy
Economic theory situated between capitalism and communism
Government has complete control of all aspects of your life
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Soviet Union response to NATO –created with its own satellite countries.
Korean war
Marshall plan
Truman doctrine
Warsaw pact
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Why was the Korean Conflict an example of the Cold War?
France invaded North Korea in 1945.
USA supported North AND South Korea the 1st year of the war
USSR and Japan both supported North Korea.
USA supported South Korea and USSR supported North Korea.
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The US has a ___ economy.
traditional
mixed
command
free market
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How did the Marshall Plan benefit the United States economically?
European nations could buy from American farms and factories
The inflation rate increased and spending decreased
America was forced to borrow money to pay debts
Unemployment rates increased in urban areas
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After being pushed back to the Pusan Perimeter, where did MacArthur invade?
The 38th Parallel
The DMZ
Inchon
The Yalu River
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HUAC thought Hollywood was making movies that secretly supported Communism
False
True
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Father of communism
Adam Smith
Joe Stalin
Bismarck
Karl Marx
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How did the Marshall Plan help Western Europe?
It showed them how much better things were in Eastern Europe
Aided them with war supplies
Give them supplies by dropping packages into the country
Provided them with 17 billion dollars to rebuild the economy
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As South Korea was pushed to Pusan the United Nations decided to use ______ against North Korea
Military intervention
Atomic weaponry
Negotiations
Appeasement
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The Berlin Airlift brought what into West Berlin?
Jazz Records
Ammunition
Food and Supplies
Paratroopers
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Why did Communist China join the Korean War?
South Korea bombed China.
The United Sates bombed China.
American troops moved too close to Manchuria.
North Korea promised China control of South Korea.
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How did the Korean War start ?
The U.N. invaded South Korea
The U.S. put missiles in South Korea pointed at China
South Korean army invaded North Korea
North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel
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__________ was President when the Korean War ended.
Truman
Eisenhower
Reagan
Nixon
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Why did people build bomb shelters during the 1950s?
Congress passed law requiring all people to build shelters
feared nuclear attack from the USSR
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Cubans had nuclear missles
