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What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To support countries that rejected Communism
Which two groups fought a civil war in China before and after WWII
Nationalists & Communists
The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow who?
Fidel Castro
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
A system to protect the U.S. against enemy missiles
Who did the Marshall Plan aid?
Any European country that needed it
What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
Soviet launching of space satellite
What action did General MacArthur take during the Korean War that immediately led to his discharge?
Attempted to use the press and Congress to go over the president’s head
Who were the Vietcong?
Pro- Communist South Vietcong
Which leader won China’s civil war ?
Mao Zedong
What alliance did the European Communist nations create in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
What did the region described as being “behind the iron curtain” include
Soviet Union and its Satellite Nations
What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?
A reunification of the three Western zones of Germany
Which of the following worked together to produce similar goals? A.Truman Doctrine and Containment B.NATO and the Warsaw Pact C.Marshall Plan and the iron curtain D.Détente and brinkmanship
A. Truman Doctrine and Containment
What exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?
When fighting neared China’s border – Yalu River
What idea was used to justify U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
Domino Theory
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in what country?
Cuba
Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in what country?
Iran
What economic system was used to reshape China’s economy after the civil war?
Communism
This was the alliance between the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European nations.
NATO
This was the name of the first satellite to be launched into space.
Sputnik
This was the term used by Winston Churchill to represent the division between a mostly Democratic Western Europe and a Communist Eastern Europe
Iron Curtain
This was an organization of nations set up after WWII, it included both of the superpowers
United Nations
This is the name of the policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism by blocking Soviet influence
Containment
This names a dispute between the Soviet Union and the United States that resulted from the shooting down of a spy plane.
U-2 incident