Why was the Cold War called "Cold"?

It supposedly never heated up into actual armed conflict

Why was the Marshall Plan created?

Response to European economic chaos, opposition to communism

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

The rebuilding of Japan and Western Europe

What was the Berlin Airlift

11-month airlift of supplies to closed-off East Germany

What would have the Fair Deal done?

Increased minimum wage, national health insurance, etc.

What was the "plan" of the Marshall Plan?

Use US Aid to combat economic instability

What did the Truman Doctrine create?

View of America as free and communists as tyrannical

What did the NSC-68 do?

Cast Cold War as an epic struggle between freedom + tyranny

What was the ultimate reason why the USSR wanted to create pro-communist governments?

To create a communist buffer between them and Germany

Why did the two world superpowers engage in the Cold War?

Ideological and strategic influence throughout the world

What were the critiques of the NSC-68?

Casting foreign policy would make US get on wrong side

What did the United States worry about after WWII?

Losing strong, free-market-oriented Europe and Asia

What were the Soviets concerned about after WWII?

A powerful Germany invading them again

Why were the words "under God" added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954?

The Soviets were atheists, at least in theory

What was a long-term effect of the Cold War?

Growing awareness that we ourselves are the greatest threat

What were the effects of the NSC-68?

Led to political consensus with Cold War policy

What did the USSR "encourage" after WWII?

The creation of pro-communist governments

What was containment?

Communism could stay where it was, not allowed to be spread

Why was the US stronger than the USSR after the end of WWII?

Atomic weapons and the Soviets lost 20 million people in war

Why was national health insurance lobbied against?

American Medical Association called it "socialized" medicine

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The Cold War Overview Crash Course #37

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1
Where did the USSR want to create pro-communist governments?
India, Pakistan, Iran
Estonia, Yugoslavia, Finland
Bulgaria, Romania, Poland
Mexico, Canada, Panama
2
Why was the Cold War called "Cold"?
The temperatures during the Cold War era were unusually cold
People tried to fight their cold-flu symptoms
The opponents gave each other cold stares
It supposedly never heated up into actual armed conflict
3
Why was the Marshall Plan created?
Response to European economic chaos, opposition to communism
To cut government spending and to create a national budget
View America as free and communists as tyrannical
To declare US isolation in the Cold War
4
How did the US respond to the expansion of communism?
The policy of containment
Expanding democracy instead
Going to full-out war with communist countries
By doing nothing
5
How long did the Cold War roughly last?
1945 to 1990
1950-1953
1951-1989
1962-1990
6
What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?
Extraction of "communist" government officials
Increased economic instability
The rebuilding of Japan and Western Europe
Labor strikes and political protests
7
What was the Berlin Airlift
The year-long smuggling of Germans into US territory
The year-long smuggling of Germans into USSR territory
11-month airlift of supplies to closed-off West Germany
11-month airlift of supplies to closed-off East Germany
8
Which was NOT one of the goals of containment?
US declare war on the USSR
Expose falsities of Soviet pretensions
Block further expansion of Soviet power
Induce a retraction of the Kremlin's control and influence
9
What would have the Fair Deal done?
Created more jobs available for ordinary Americans
Cast Cold War as a struggle between freedom and tyranny
Increased minimum wage, national health insurance, etc.
Decreased government spending
10
What was the "plan" of the Marshall Plan?
Use US Aid to combat economic instability
Increase trade with foreign countries
Redistribute wealth among Americans
Reduce amount of gov't jobs, defund some gov't buildings
11
What did the Truman Doctrine create?
Hostility within Congress
Improved US relations with the USSR
Mobilization of US troops into Korea
View of America as free and communists as tyrannical
12
Who became president in 1945 after FDR died?
Walter Lippmann
George Marshall
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
13
Why was the Greek and Turkish region so valuable?
Oil in the Middle East
Easy access to limited resources
Easy access to the USSR
Fine Mediterranean cuisine
14
What did the NSC-68 do?
Cast Cold War as an epic struggle between freedom + tyranny
Proved why the US should go into immediate battle with USSR
Create political party hostility
Decreased amount of gov't jobs, defunded gov't buildings
15
What was the ultimate reason why the USSR wanted to create pro-communist governments?
To prove they could expand their sphere of influence
To have increased access to limited resources
To prevent countries from having democratic governments
To create a communist buffer between them and Germany
16
Why did the two world superpowers engage in the Cold War?
Increasingly limited resources
For control of newly independent nations
Ideological and strategic influence throughout the world
More land to add to their empires
17
What were the critiques of the NSC-68?
Casting foreign policy would make US get on wrong side
Provided fertile fields for communism
Consumed too many limited resources
Too much government spending remained
18
What did the United States worry about after WWII?
Limited global resources
Losing strong, free-market-oriented Europe and Asia
Decreased spending and moral among Americans
Inflation and another economic depression
19
Where did actual war range from during the Cold War?
Australia to the Philippines
Korea to Afghanistan
Colombia to Peru
Spain to Turkey
20
What were the Soviets concerned about after WWII?
Losing a strong, free-market-oriented Europe and Asia
A powerful Germany invading them again
The growing influence of China and Japan
Decreased agricultural production and labor strikes
21
Why were the words "under God" added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954?
Religious group protest
The Soviets were atheists, at least in theory
To prove that the US was democratic
Revivalism in religion during the Third Great Awakening
22
Where was containment first put to the test?
Cuba and China in 1952
Poland and Bulgaria in 1949
Greece and Turkey in 1947
Bulgaria and Romania in 1946
23
What was a long-term effect of the Cold War?
Competition for limited resources
Growing awareness that we ourselves are the greatest threat
Increased communism
Uneasy political feelings among different countries
24
What were the effects of the NSC-68?
Led to political consensus with Cold War policy
The rebuilding of Western Europe and Japan
Led to political disagreement with Cold War policy
Labor strikes and political protest
25
What did the USSR "encourage" after WWII?
Become isolated from the rest of the world
Increased trade with the United States
Hindering the creation of pro-communist governments
The creation of pro-communist governments
26
What was containment?
Communism could stay where it was, not allowed to be spread
The process of acquiring limited resources
Democracy could stay where it was, not allowed to be spread
Detaining communist sympathizers within the US
27
Why was the US stronger than the USSR after the end of WWII?
A more commercialized society
The USSR was naturally smaller in economy
Atomic weapons and the Soviets lost 20 million people in war
Healthier diets and plenty of exercise
28
Who were the world superpowers involved in the Cold War?
The United States and the USSR
Spain and Portugal
The United States and Germany
Great Britain and France
29
What was the name of what introduced George F. Kennan's policy of containment?
The Long Telegram
The Containment Project
The United States National Policy No. 32
The Kennan Plan
30
Why was national health insurance lobbied against?
Not enough government funding
There were better things to lobby for
Center for Disease Control deemed it unecessary
American Medical Association called it "socialized" medicine

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