Yellow Packet Quiz

Question 1

Cold War 2 points

Answer 1

1) State of war with no bloodshed

2) Icy Rivalry between US and USSR

Question 2

What does communism control

Answer 2

Gov’t controls control of production, distribution, and exchange of goods

Question 3

East European nations whose economies and societies are under soviet domination

Answer 3

Satellite nations

Question 4

Neutral are that separates controlling forces

Answer 4

Buffer Zone

Question 5

Kill and starve 40 million disloyal soviets and satellite leaders

Answer 5

Purges

Question 6

Giving Aid to countries such as Greece and Turkey

$400 Million

Answer 6

Truman Doctrine

Turkey-> Truman

Question 7

American aid in the form of money, supplies and machinery to help aid with Europe
Billions to West Europe

Answer 7

Marshall Plan

MWE

Question 8

Provide aid to countries in the Middle East to combat communism

Answer 8

Eisenhower

East->Eisenhower

Question 9

Military alliance among W. Allies designed to combat communism

Answer 9

NATO

Question 10

Military alliance among soviets and their allies in response to NATO

Answer 10

Warsaw Pact

Question 11

What is the status of Germany and Berlin following the war

Answer 11

4 Zones between USA, GB, France, USSR

Question 12

Under who did the soviets close all highway trail routes into Berlin

Answer 12

Truman

Question 13

How did Truman Respond in Germany (soviets close all highway trail routes into Berlin)

Answer 13

Bring in food every few minutes by plane

Operation Vittles

Question 14

Under who did the soviets make the Berlin Blockade

Answer 14

Eisenhower

Question 15

How did Eisenhower respond in Germany? (Berlin Blockade)

Answer 15

Barrels through the blockade

brinkmanship

Question 16

What is Brinkmanship?

Answer 16

to brink the country to the brink of war without going to war

Question 17

Under who did the Soviets create the Berlin wall to sever Germany in 1/2?

Answer 17

Kennedy

Question 18

What did Kennedy do in Germany? (Soviets create the Berlin wall to sever Germany in 1/2)

Answer 18

Sent troops but could do little because the Wall was built on Soviet territory

Question 19

What is the status of Japan’s Military after the war?

Answer 19

Military disbanded; US military still provides protection today

Question 20

Who was in command of US forces in Japan?

Answer 20

General Douglas MacArthur

Question 21

What assistance did the US provide to the Japanese?

Answer 21

We paid them 2 billion in aid

Question 22

How was Japan’s economy reshaped (4 ways)?

Answer 22

1) introducing free-market practices
2) New constitution
- women’s suffrage
- basic freedoms
3) Tojo sentenced to Death
4) Democratic gov’t

Question 23

Communist leader in China

Answer 23

Mao ZeDong

Question 24

Nationalist Leader

Answer 24

Chiang Kai-Shek

Question 25

Why does the US choose not to help the nationalist?

Answer 25

Stalin is a bigger threat

Question 26

Who wins the Civil War in China?

Answer 26

Communists

Question 27

Where do the Nationalists go?

Answer 27

Taiwan

Question 28

Who does the US recognize as the official government in China following the war?

Answer 28

Taiwan

Question 29

Korea is divided along what line after WWII?

Answer 29

38th Parallel

Question 30

What kinds of governments are formed in the Koreas?

Answer 30

North Korea-Communists South Korea-Democratic

Question 31

What starts the Korean Conflict

Answer 31

N. Korea attacks S. Korea

Question 32

What are the years of the Korean War?

Answer 32

1950-1953

Question 33

How do the UN and US respond to Korean War

Answer 33

UN-Helps S.Korea | US-Sent troops

Question 34

Who is in charge of the UN forces?

Answer 34

General Douglas MacArthur

Question 35

What is the MacArthur and Truman Controversy and how is it resolved?

Answer 35

MacArthur wants war and Nuclear weapons, Truman doesn't. MacArthur Fired.

Question 36

Which communist leader in Vietnam stood in the middle of a crowd and declared Vietnam an independent communist nation?

Answer 36

Ho Chi Minh

Question 37

France tried to stop Vietnam from becoming independent but was defeated but was defeated by the Vietnamese at a famous battle called

Answer 37

Dien Bien Phu

Question 38

Following France's defeat, the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam along

Answer 38

the 17th Parallel

Question 39

North Vietnam was controlled by the Communists and Ho Chi Minh while South Vietnam was controlled by a democratic (but corrupt) leader named

Answer 39

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 40

How did the Buddhists protest against Diem's religious persecution?

Answer 40

Burn selves to death

Question 41

As Vietnam becomes more unstable, Kennedy supports what action against Diem?

Answer 41

later they had a coup against Diem which results in his death

Question 42

What couple sold the Soviets A-bomb intelligence?

Answer 42

Ethel and Julius Rosenburg, later executed for espionage

Question 43

1953 Stalin dies, who comes to power?

Answer 43

Nikita Khrushdev

Question 44

US spies on USSR

Answer 44

U-2

Question 45

Who came to power in Cuba in 1959?

Answer 45

Fidel Castro

Question 46

Who did Fidel Castro become friends with in 6 months

Answer 46

USSR

Question 47

What was the Bay of Pigs

Answer 47

CIA Train Cuban exiles to rebel, fail, all killed or captured

Question 48

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 48

We spot Offensive weapons, 2 min response time

Question 49

How does Kennedy prevent offensive weapons coming in

Answer 49

Naval Quarantine Line

Question 50

What is the agreement made between US and USSR

Answer 50

1) Offensive weapons out 2) Us won't invade Cuba 3) No future offensive weapons

Question 51

What is the program of volunteer assistance to asia, africa, and latin america.

Answer 51

Peace Corps