UNIT 8 TEST REVIEW U.S. History
SSUSH 20 U.S. History
Era after WWII when the U.S. and capitalist nations competed with communist Russia over control of Europe? Cold War
The idea that if one country fell to communism those beside it would soon fall too? Domino Theory
Financial program created to give money to western European nations and other nations in rebuilding and opposing communism after WWII? Marshall Plan
Proclamation given by President Harry Truman that the U.S. would help any country resisting communist control? Truman Doctrine
U.S. foreign policy to stop the spread of communism throughout the world? Containment Policy
Why did U.S. foreign policy become Containment? Soviet Union promised to spread communism to other countries
U.S., Great Britain, France and other Atlantic based nations formed this after WWII? North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
In response to NATO, Russia and other communist nations formed this after WWII? Warsaw Pact
Economic system where there is no private property or market system? Communism
Asian country that fell to communism after a civil war between nationalist and communist? China
Communist leader of China? Mao Zedong
In 1950, The U.S. went to war against the Northern Communist half of this country? Korean War
At the end of the Korean war the border of South Korea ended up here? 38 th Parallel / where it started
This person come to power, as a result of fear brought about by the fall of China and Korea to communism? Senator Joseph McCarthy
Paranoia that the U.S. government had been infiltrated by Communist spies? McCarthyism
The fear created by McCarthyism is referred to as? Red Scare 1950s
Event when the leader of the Communist took over a country not to far from Florida? Cuban Revolution
Communist leader of Cuba during the 1957 Revolution? Fidel Castro
Failed attempt by the CIA of the U.S. to train Cuban rebels to invade Cuba, assassinate Fidel Castro, and take over? Bay of Pigs
What happened as a result of Bay of Pigs? Cuba asked Soviet Union for Support
13 day standoff when the U.S. and Russian come close to having a nuclear war? Cuban Missile Crisis
Two leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? John F. Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when the U.S. promised to not invade Cuba and pull U.S. nuclear missiles out of? Turkey
President of the U.S. responsible for Bay of Pigs invasion? John F. Kennedy
U.S. War that happened in Asia from 1950-1972 because communist Ho Chi Mihn was trying to take over? Vietnam War
Made many Americans question if U.S. should be involved in Vietnam war because of Television coverage of violence? Tet Offense
This happened in 1968 as a result of the Tet Offensive? Opposition to the War
This was responsible for the Antivietnam war movement in 1968? Television coverage of Tet Offensive
Geographic separation of North and South Korea? 38 th Parallel
Geographic separation of North and South Vietnam? 17 th Parallel
The Cuban Missile Crisis was so scary because Russian missiles were located close to? Florida
SSUSH 21 U.S. History
The first unmanned satellite put into outer space? Sputnik I
Country that launched Sputnik I? Soviet Union
Eisenhower responded to Sputnik I by establishing? NASA