Unit 6 - Early Cold War

Question 1

Origins of the Cold War

Answer 1

Ideological differences between the United States and Soviet Union.
Tensions during WWII and the Yalta Conference
The Potsdam Conference and division of Germany

Question 2

Truman Doctrine

Answer 2

President Truman’s policy to contain the spread of communism, particularly in Greece and Turkey.
Marked a shift from appeasement to a confrontational stance.

Question 3

Marshall Plan

Answer 3

Economic aid provided by the US to help European nations.
Aimed at preventing the spread of Communism by promoting economic stability

Question 4

Berlin Airlift

Answer 4

Response to the Soviet Blockade of West Berlin

Question 5

NATO

Answer 5

Military alliance between Western nations for mutual defense against aggression.
Marked a collective security response to the perceived threat from the Soviet Union

Question 6

Soviet Atomic Bomb

Answer 6

Ended the US monopoly and raised the stakes of the Cold War

Question 7

Korean War

Answer 7

North Korean invasions of South Korea and the response by the UN, primarily led by the US.
China entered on the side of North Korea.
Ended in an armistice with Korea divided along the 38th parallel.

Question 8

McCarthhyism

Answer 8

The anti-communist witch hunt led by Joseph McCarthy.
Characterized by accusations, blacklisting, and infringements on civil liberties in the name of rooting out communism.