Standard
20
The student will analyze the domestic
and international impact of the Cold
War on the United States.
A
The Marshall Plan
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The Marshall Plan was
developed to help rebuild
Europe after the war.
It was also known as the
European Recovery Program.
Another goal of it was to save
Europe from Communism.
The Marshall Plan gave
economic aid to any nation
that promises to resist
Communism and remain
committed to democracy.
WW II signals the end of the
U.S. as a country that
supports neutrality as a
foreign policy.
Containment
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Containment is the military
strategy for the western
powers, developed by
George Kennan
The goal is to contain
Communism and not let it
spread
The overriding goal of
American policy of the
1950’s was to stop
Communism from
spreading
This is why we go to war in
Korea during the 50’s.
The Truman Doctrine
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Truman called on the
US to take a
leadership role in the
affairs of the world.
He wanted the US to
work to prevent the
spread of
Communism by
supporting weaker
nations.
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The policy of containment was introduced
as America’s foreign policy with the
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Tet Offensive
The Truman Doctrine
The Berlin Airlift
The Marshall Plan
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The Truman Doctrine stated that
A.
B.
C.
D.
The US would not tolerate Communists in
high levels of US government.
The US would not hesitate to intervene to
help foreign nations resist communism.
The US would not cross the 38th parallel
during the Korean War.
The US would support Mao’s revolution in
China.
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Which of the following was meant to
rebuild parts of Europe suffering economic
hardship in an effort to prevent the spread
of communism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Marshall Plan
Containment policy
Cold warfare
The space race
B
China Goes Communist
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Led by Mao Zedong, the
communists took control of
China in 1949.
Mao led China through the
Great Leap Forward during
the late 1950s and early
1960s.
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An attempted movement to
move China from a farming
country to an industrialized
nation.
It failed horribly.
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It destroyed the educational
and economic systems of
China.
Millions of Chinese starved to
death during the Great Leap
Forward.
The Korean War
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In June 1950, the Korean
War broke out when
North Korean troops
crossed the 38th parallel
into South Korea.
In July 1953, a truce, not
a peace treaty, was
signed and divided Korea
at almost the exact place
as before the war, the
38th parallel.
The McCarthy Era
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Republican senator
Joseph McCarthy of
Wisconsin claimed in 1950
he knew of 205
communists in the
government.
This started the red scare
of the 1950s.
When he accused the
army of protecting
communists, the
government ended his
career.
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What was the focus of McCarthyism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A presidential bid
Campaign finance reform
A political movement promoting liberalism
Rooting out communism in the United States
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Mao Tse-tung concerned leaders in the
US because he was
A.
B.
C.
D.
A militaristic leader who led Japan down an
aggressive path.
The communist leader of North Vietnam who
was intent on conquering the South.
A communist leader who allowed the USSR
to place missiles ninety miles off the coast of
Florida.
A communist revolutionary who ultimately
took over China.
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What did the Communist takeover in
China and the Korean War give rise to in
America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The space age
Communism
McCarthyism
The Marshall Plan
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A supporter of Joseph McCarthy would
have been most disturbed by
A.
B.
C.
D.
The actions of HUAC.
McArthur’s actions in Korea.
The idea of Communists in the US
government.
The failure of North Korea to successfully
defeat South Korea.
C
Cuban Revolution
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In 1958, Fidel Castro took over Cuba.
The US refused to help because the CIA said the revolution was full
of communists.
The US cut ties with Cuba after Castro confiscated US property in
Cuba.
Cuba was then forced to turn to the Soviet Union for assistance.
The Bay of Pigs
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An unsuccessful April
17, 1961 United
States CIA-backed
invasion of Cuba.
The US was
attempting to
overthrow Fidel
Castro’s communist
government.
It greatly damaged
the American image
around the world.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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In 1962, Russia began placing nuclear weapons in
Cuba.
The US demanded that these weapons be removed
from Cuba.
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The nuclear missiles given to Cuba could have easily
reached Washington D.C. and the entire eastern
seaboard.
The US established a naval blockade around Cuba
to prevent the weapons from entering Cuba.
Russian ships turned around before confronting the
blockade and prevented an escalation of the crisis.
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It is the moment when the Cold War came closest to a
nuclear war.
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What prompted the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Tet Offensive
The Cuban Revolution
The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba
The interest in overthrowing Fidel Castro
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The Cuban Revolution concerned US
presidents because
A.
B.
C.
D.
Castro had nuclear weapons and vowed to
use them against Florida.
Cuba was even more afraid of communism
that the US and wanted to start a war
against the USSR.
The new Cuban government attempted to
invade Mexico at the Bay of Pigs.
It established a communist government just
90 miles from the United States.
D
The Vietnam War
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Ho Chi Minh was the
leader of communist
North Vietnam.
The US supported the
democratic South
Vietnam.
The US fought to
prevent the spread of
communism into
South Vietnam.
The Tet Offensive
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It was an attack by the North Vietnamese
against the South Vietnamese and the US that
started on the Vietnamese holiday of Tet.
Although the attack was not effective for the
North Vietnamese, it did have a profound impact
on the American public.
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The American public had been told that the US was
winning the war and that the North Vietnamese were
unable to do something of this magnitude.
The Tet Offensive lead to the growth of
American opposition to the Vietnam War at
home.
Opposition to the War
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American military commanders had
told the public that all they needed
was a “real battle” and they could
defeat the Viet Cong
The Tet Offensive provided that
battle and the Communists acquitted
themselves well against the power of
the US
This contradicted the military and led
the American public to question their
government and their military
Protest was significant following the
Tet Offensive and the people started
to call for US withdrawal
These shocking photos also helped
change public opinion about the war.
Here is How to Protest
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The decline in public support for the
Vietnam War included all of the following
EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scenes of the carnage shown on television
The space race
The death of American soldiers
Protests calling for an end to the war
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Which of the following countries was a US
ally during the Cold War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Great Britain
North Vietnam
East Germany
Cuba
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What effect did the Tet Offensive have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It convinced Congress to pass the GI Bill.
It increased opposition to the Vietnam War
in the United States.
It united most of the country behind Lyndon
Johnson’s war strategy.
It convinced the US to enter the space race.
Essay Questions
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2.
How does the media play a roll in the
public’s view of world events and wars?
Explain the similarities and differences with
the Vietnam War and the War in Iraq.
This is due today. Each answer must be a least
8 sentences long.