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. 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

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 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

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