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How did Eisenhower's Foreign Policy differ from Truman's?
Cold War 1945-1962
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How did Eisenhower's Foreign Policy differ from Truman's?
Ike refused to use containment policy to stop USSR expansion
Ike built up nuclear weapons to deter USSR expansion
Ike decided nucs were not a necessary part of defense
Ike invaded the Soviet Union to destroy communism
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Sputnik was
First hydrogen bomb tested by the Soviet Union
First satelite to go into outer space, launched by Soviets!
First satelite to go into outer space, launched by America!
First hydrogen bomb tested by the United States
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What is the name of JFK's foreign policy?
Brinksmanship
Flexible Response
Deterence
Massive Retaliation
4
Winston Churchill declared the ideological division of Europe was the
Iron Curtain
Stalin's Wall
Berlin Wall
Great Wall of Russia
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All of the following are effects of the Berlin Airlift EXCEPT
Berlin Wal was built
Stalin backed down; West Berlin remained capitalist
Containment policy was successful
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created
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Who becomes president after Dwight Eisenhower?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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How did the Korean War end?
Stalemate; NKorea still communist, SKorea still democratic
North Korea became democratic/capitalist
Nuclear weapons were dropped on North Korea
South Korea became communist
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Which Latin American country became communist in 1959?
Panama
Cuba
Mexico
Guatemala
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Cold War foreign policy was based on
isolation
containment
imperialism
neutrality
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The Cold War was
a war between North Korea and US that has lasted since 1950
a short lived conflict to prevent Nazis from regaining power
a period of tensions b/t US & USSR over spread of communism
a series of battles to prevent spread of communism
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Idea recognized by both US and USSR; prevented the use of nuclear weapons during the Cold War
mutually assured destruction
massive retaliation
brinkmanship
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Eisenhower's policy to support containment; challenge USSR during tensions/no backing down
massive retaliation
mutually assured destruction
brinkmanship
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The first time Containment was successfully applied was in Greece and Turkey using the
Berlin Airlift
Truman Doctrine
Iron Curtain
Marshall Plan
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Which event increases tension between the US and USSR to the highest point?
U-2 incident
Bay of Pigs Incident
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
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The U-2 incident (US spy plane shot down in USSR) was important because it
ended short period of reduced tensions between US and USSR
helped create a rock band from Ireland
lead to the first direct fighting between the US and USSR
supported America's claim-USSR wanted to kill US soldiers
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The Marshall Plan
was widely unpopular among Americans
helped West Europe rebuild, loaned $13B, stopped communism
sent military aid to South Korea
anger American business owners
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Which of the following were parts of Eisenhower's foriegn policy?
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Brinkmanship
Detente
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Eisenhower policy to support containment; build up tons of nucs to scare USSR
mutually assured destruction
brinkmanship
massive retaliation
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Why does Krushchev build the Berlin Wall?
Bc JFK refused to abandon West Berlin to communist control
To protect West Berlin from communism
As punishment for the Bay of Pigs incident
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Who becomes president after Harry Truman?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Leader of USSR after Stalin died; met w/ Eisenhower many times in 1950s to reduce tensions?
Gorbachev
Lennon
Krushchev
Lenin
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The Cause of the Berlin Airlift was
creation of Atomic Bomb by Soviet Union
blockade of W.Berlin to force communism to that part of city
building the Berlin Wall
invasion of West Berlin by Soviet military
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Which two events increased fear of Communism in American in 1949?
USSR built Atomic Bomb; China became communist
USSR built Atomic Bomb; S.Vietnam invaded by N.Vietnam
S.Vietnam invaded by N.Vietnam; China became communist
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How did the Korean War begin?
South Korea invaded North Korea in 1950
North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
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Which of the following is a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
United States international reputation improves
USSR removes missiles from Cuba
US removes missiles from Turkey
"Hotline" placed in Kremlin and Oval Office to open lines of communication
