Leaders of Civil War in China?

Nationalists: Chang Kai-shek Comm: Mao Zedong

Purpose of "Iron Curtain Speech"?

Describe the political situation in Europe

What happened to Japan following WWII?

leaders tried for war crimes; Japan occ. by US to rebuild

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

try German leaders for war crimes

Purpose of Truman Doctrine

interchangeable with policy of containment

Introduction of the Truman Doctrine resulted directly in which of the following?

financial aid to Greece and Turkey

Benefit of Marshall Plan to United States?

Capitalism would flourish in Western Europe

Diff. btw. NATO and Warsaw Pact?

NATO: W. Euro, Canada, US Warsaw: Eastern Bloc

How was postwar Germany divided at Potsdam?

Into 4--each part controlled by Allied victors

Cause of Berlin Airlift?

Soviets blocked route to West Berlin from W. Euro.

Criticisms of US involvement in China?

We did too little, Containment had failed

5 permanent members of UN Security Council

US, UK, France, USSR/Russia, China

Purpose of United Nations

international peace keeping organization

Significance of NATO?

first peacetime military alliance for United States

USSR tried to unify North and South

Policy of containment?

Communism can stay where it is, but cannot spread

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Leaders of Civil War in China?
Nationalists: Chang Kai-shek Comm: Mao Zedong
Comm: Chang Kai-shek, Nationalists: Mao Zedong
2
Purpose of "Iron Curtain Speech"?
To infuriate Stalin
To encourage war against the Soviets
Describe the political situation in Europe
Gain support for the Soviet Union
3
What happened to Japan following WWII?
leaders tried for war crimes; Japan occ. by US to rebuild
Japan was punished for the role it played in the war
leaders tried for war crimes; broken into N and S Japan
Civil War broke out between Soviet and UN forces
4
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
try German leaders for war crimes
try Stalin for trying to take ove West Berlin
Discuss plans for rebuilding post war Europe
put Hitler on trial for his role in the war
5
The Big Three at Potsdam
Truman, Daladier, Churchill
FDR, Stalin, Churchill
Stalin, Tojo, Hitler
Truman, Stalin, Churchill
6
Korean War could best be described as....
A Chinese victory
A UN victory
An American Victory
Stalemate
7
Purpose of Truman Doctrine
Defeat communism by any means necessary
Do not get involved in foreign affairs of democratic nations
interchangeable with policy of containment
provide aid to all free nations resisting Communist pressure
8
Introduction of the Truman Doctrine resulted directly in which of the following?
Financial aid to Soviet Bloc Nations
financial aid to Greece and Turkey
Financial aid to Germany
creation of NATO
9
Which line of latitude divides the Korean peninsula into 2 countries?
45'40
Equator
38th
36'30
10
Benefit of Marshall Plan to United States?
Capitalism would flourish in Eastern Europe
Capitalism would flourish in Korea
Capitalism would flourish in Western Europe
Capitalism would flourish in Japan
11
Diff. btw. NATO and Warsaw Pact?
NATO: W. Euro, Canada, US Warsaw: Eastern Bloc
Warsaw: trade agreement, NATO: military agreement
NATO: trade agreement, Warsaw: military agreement
NATO: Eastern Bloc Warsaw: W. Euro, Canada, US
12
How was postwar Germany divided at Potsdam?
Into 4--each part controlled by Allied victors
Into 2-East and West Germany
Only divided Berlin into 4-each controlled by Allied victors
Only divided Berlin into 2-East and West Berlin
13
Cause of Berlin Airlift?
Soviets invaded W. Berlin
Soviets blocked route to West Berlin from W. Euro.
NATO forces attacked E. Berlin to run out the Soviets
To make the US look good in the eyes of the world
14
Criticisms of US involvement in China?
We did too little
Containment had failed
We did too much
We shouldn't have gotten involved
15
5 permanent members of UN Security Council
US, UK, Germans, France, Spain
US, UK, France, USSR/Russia, China
US, UK, China, Germany, Japan
US, France, China, Germany, Belgium
16
Purpose of United Nations
alliance of Soviet bloc nations
international peace keeping organization
alliance of western democratic nations
arena for Cold War clashes
17
Significance of NATO?
first peacetime military alliance for United States
allowed for first peacetime draft in United States
It was a much weaker agreement than the Warsaw Pact
Credited for starting the Cold War
18
Cause of Korean War?
Japanese tried to unify North and South
US tried to unify North and South
USSR tried to unify North and South
China tried to unify North and South
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Policy of containment?
Communism can stay where it is, but cannot spread
German military needed to be contained
Capitalism can stay where it is, but cannot spread
People in Berlin would be contained by a wall

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