Study sheet for test on WWII and the Cold War
What was the philosophy behind US foreign policy in the 1930’s? (one-word answer)
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What were the two main provisions of the Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937?
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What was the Lend-Lease Act (1941)
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and how did it change American foreign policy?
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Korematsu v. the US: what was the issue? What did the Supreme Court rule in the case?
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Post WWII:
Which nations’ militaries occupied Germany?
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Which nation’s military occupied Japan?
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Which nation’s military occupied Eastern Europe?
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What principal of law did the Nuremberg Trials establish?
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Why was it called the Cold War?
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Which countries were Soviet “satellites”?
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Why did Churchill call it the “Iron Curtain”?
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What was the purpose of NATO? (two different possible two word answers)
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What were the members of NATO?
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What was the Warsaw Pact?
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What can the UN General Assembly do?
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What special power does the UN Security Council have?
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What are the permanent members of the UN Security Council?
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
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What did Truman provide to Turkey and Greece?
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What was the Marshall Plan?
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What happened during the Berlin airlift of 1948?
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What is an ICBM?
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What is the theory of mutually assured destruction?
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What were SALT I and SALT II?
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Where is Korea divided?
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Under what authority did US troops fight in Korea (1950-1953)?
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How many US troops remain in South Korea?
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The Cold War at Home
What were Government loyalty checks during Truman’s presidency?
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What was the Smith Act?
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What were the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee (late 1940’s)?
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Why was Alger Hiss convicted in 1948?
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Why were the Rosenbergs convicted in 1950 and executed in 1953?
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McCarthyism: What happened? Why?
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President Eisenhower (1953-1961)
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine (1957-1958) ?
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Kennedy (1961-1963)
Explain the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
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Describe the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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Describe the events leading to the Berlin Wall (1961)
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