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2. Concerning the rebuilding of Europe and Japan following WWII, it can be accurately
stated that…• American financial aid
benefited both areas
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.
16. What type of government and economy did each of these have?
• United States– Democracy– Capitalism
• Soviet Union– Dictatorship– 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. United Nations• B. The Berlin Airlift• C. Marshall Plan• D. 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
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
30. Great Britain, France, and the U.S. wanted __________ to become an independent nation
following WWII, which would include…
• Germany and Berlin
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
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 post-traumatic 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
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
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