1. What was the plan called that was
designed by the U.S. to rebuild Europe?
• The Marshall Plan
2. Concerning the rebuilding of Europe and
Japan following WWII, it can be accurately
stated that…
• American financial aid
benefited both areas
3. What type of government did Japan have
following WWII?
• Democracy
4. Did Japan have an alliance with the U.S.
following WWII?
• Yes they did, TRUE
5. The U.S. role in the United Nations could
best be described as…
• A world policing body
6. What did the Truman Doctrine
do?
• Distributed aid to
countries resisting
communism
7. What does it mean when you
are pro something?
• It means you are for
it…
8. How does the United Nations
differ from the League of Nations?
• United Nations
representation by the
U.S. is still going on…
9. What did business do, following WWII,
with their production?
• Converted from war
to peacetime industry.
10. With the continuation of the post-war
economic prosperity • Women re-entered
the labor force in
large numbers…
11. What happened to labor unions
following WWII?
• Labor unions merged
and became stronger
• Workers received
new benefits and
higher salaries
12. When comparing the Depression era to the post WWII
era, credit was being used to purchase consumer goods.
True or False
• True
Why did the U.S. and Soviet Union become
enemies after WWII?
• Economic and social
ideas were very
different.
VS.
14. What happened to Eastern Europe
following WWII?
• They were controlled
by the Soviet Union.
15. Who were the 2 superpowers following
WWII?
• U.S. and the Soviet
Union
16. What type of government and economy
did each of these have?
• United States
– Democracy
– Capitalism
• Soviet Union
– Dictatorship
– Communism
17. What was the U.S. trying to contain?
• Communism
18. The policies of the Soviet Union relating
to Eastern Europe could be described as…
•
•
•
•
DORMANT
DOMINANT
TOLERANT
NONAGGRESSIVE
• DOMINANT
19. Major conflicts occurred in all of the
following in the post-WWII era EXCEPT?
•
•
•
•
CANADA
CUBA
BERLIN
GERMANY
• CANADA
20. What happened in Cuba in the early
1960’s that scared Americans?
• The Cuban Missile
Crisis
– Offensive missiles
were placed there by
the Soviets
21. What was the (our) Cold War?
• The fear that the
Soviets were going to
spread communism
throughout the world
22. One of the most dramatic standoffs
during the early Cold War was…
•
•
•
•
A.
B.
C.
D.
United Nations
The Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
23. What is Communism?
• Economic and
political idea that
the community as
a whole should
own all property
and run all
business and
industry
24. What were 2 goals of the United
Nations?
• 1. Promote peace
• 2. Prevent war
25. Explain what happened at the Berlin
Airlift…
• Soviets Blockaded
West Berlin, so the
U.S. and British
planes flew in
supplies
26. What type of Government did each of
these have?
• East Berlin
– Dictatorship
– Communist
• West Berlin
– Democracy
– Capitalism
27. NATO was formed, and so what action
did the Communists take?
• They formed the
Warsaw Pact
28. Who was the communist dictator of
Cuba?
• Fidel Castro
29. Who did Cuba have an alliance with?
• The Soviet Union
30. Great Britain, France, and the U.S. wanted
__________ to become an independent nation
following WWII, which would include…
• Germany and Berlin
31. What was the line called that separated
North Korea and South Korea?
• 38th Parallel
32. Which post WWII conflict ended with
neither side winning? (Stalemate)
• B. North Korea
against South Korea
33. Which country gave large amounts of
financial aide to Europe following WWII?
• The United States
34. Who invaded South Korea to start the
Korean War?
• North Korea
35. Who came to the aide of North Korea
during the Korean War?
• China
36. How did the Korean War end?
• Stalemate
37. Who blamed the spread of communism on the
presence of traitors within the U.S. government?
(Hint: He was a senator)
• Joseph McCarthy
38. What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
• This enabled Johnson
to go to war (send
U.S. troops) in
Vietnam
39. What was the Domino Theory?
• If one country in Southeast Asia falls to
communism, they will all become communist
40. How did the Vietnam War end?
• South Vietnam
surrendered to North
Vietnam, forming a
unified communist
country
41. All of the following were after effects of
the Vietnam War EXCEPT…
• A. Veterans coming home from Vietnam
were spit upon and called baby killers
• B. Many veterans suffered from posttraumatic stress syndrome
• C. Many Americans had respect for their
government following the war
• D. At least 20,000 to 200,000 Vietnam
veterans committed suicide
42. Which industry is Detroit known for?
• Automobile
43. What are the reasons for the Great
Depression (3 reasons)?
• 1. People overspeculated on stocks using
borrowed money
• 2. The Federal Reserve failed to protect
the banks
• 3. High tariffs strangled international trade
44. What was Vietnamization?
• The U.S. attempted to
train South
Vietnamese troops
and turn the war over
to them
45. Which region is New York in?
• Northeast
46. Which Battle was the turning point of
WWII in Europe?
• Battle of Stalingrad
47. What type of government did North
Vietnam have?
• Communist,
Dictatorship
48. What did American businesses do
following WWII? (converted from ___ to ___)
Wartime production
Peacetime production
49. Prior to the crash, American businesses
_______ in the stock market and failed to protect
people’s _______.
• Invested
• Money
50. This picture would most likely be found
in a book titled…
• F. Responses to
Environmental
Challenges
• G. Post WWII Europe
• H. Industrialization of
the European
Economy
• J. How Technology
Changed Modern
Warfare