Cold War: (These are the Notes :)

establishing its right to make war and maintain a military

To become a democratic nation after World War II, Japan took all of the following steps except _______

A. to make Europe the most powerful continent

Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Marshall Plan? A. to make Europe the most powerful continent B. to build strong trading partners for the United States C. to help Europe rebuild D. to stop the spread of communism

Soviets built the Berlin wall

Which was not one of the major causes of the cold war

Mao Zedong

Who would be most likely to agree with the following statement? A revolution is no picnic. We must eliminate capitalism and imperialism even if thousands have to sacrifice their lives

They were alarmed to see communism gaining a foothold in the Western Hemisphere.

Why did American officials make plans to invade Cuba?

He wanted to speed up change and eliminate Western capitalist influence

Why did Mao start a cultural revolution

He wanted to speed up change and eliminate Western, capitalist influence.

Why did Mao start the Cultural Revolution?

The Soviet Union had been invaded by Napoleon and the Germans.

Why did the Soviets think that Western nations might invade the Soviet Union after World War II?

They did not want to provoke the Soviet Union, and the areas were already communist.

Why didn't the United States and its Western allies stop the construction of the Berlin Wall or the repression of the Hungarian Revolution?

peaceful coexistence with capitalist nations

A great rift developed between China and the Soviet Union after Nikita Khrushchev assumed power. Mao strongly objected to Khrushchev's policy of __________.

Part of Mao's Great Leap Forward

Achieving rapid industrialization of the Chinese economy was a major part of

communism

Containment was the U.S. policy to stop the spread of __________.

Americans had played an active role in the economy and politics of Cuba

Before Fidel Castro assumed power in 1959, __________.

Westerns feared Soviet Domination

Causes of the Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

He overthrew the dictator in a revolution.

humiliated

How did Americans feel after the Bay of Pigs invasion?

He overthrew the dictator in a revolution

How did Fidel Castro become the leader of Cuba?

He overthrew the dictator in a revolution.

How did Fidel Castro become the leader of Cuba?

Adopting a new constitution

How did Japan change after World War II?

d. giving the emperor more political power

Japan became a peaceful, democratic nation relatively quickly after the end of World War II. Which step was not part of its post-war transformation? a. giving women the right to vote b. adopting a new constitution c. disarming most of the military d. giving the emperor more political power

empire to parliamentary democracy

Japan's political transformation after World War II took that country from __________.

Both the United States and the Soviet Union feared the other was trying to expand their influence

There were many causes of the Cold War, which of the following describes one cause?

Create a unified defense agreement against possible Soviet attacks.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created to accomplish what?

Berlin Airlift

The following is an example of which of these US policies? In an attempt to provide aid to West Berlin, the US and its allies delivered food, fuel and other needed supplies on huge cargo planes to the city.

Marshall Plan

The following is an example of which of these US policies? Seventy five million dollars in aid is issued to France. The money is given with the intention of rebuilding factories and railroads to strengthen the economy of France.

unite North and South Korea under a communist government

The goal of the North Korean leaders in 1950 was to __________.

Formed the Warsaw Pact

What action did the Soviet Union undertake after the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

nuclear war

What catastrophe did Kennedy and Khrushchev avoid during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Cuba

What country is this

U.S. spy planes photographed Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

What event marked the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a country that influences events with its military and economic power

What is the best definition of a superpower?

North Koreans, with Stalin's approval, invaded South Korea.

What launched the Korean War?

There was fear and mistrust between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

What was the basic reason for the Cold War?

The Great Leap forward- Plan to transform China into a Modern Industrialized nation This plan failed & thousands died

What was the name of the plan Mao was going to use with communism to modernize China

He wanted to make China a great industrial power.

What were the goals of Mao's "Great Leap Forward"?

The communist government controlled North Korea and the democratic government controlled South Korea.

What were the results of the Korean War?

a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

Whats the iron curtain

the Red Guard

When Mao launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, he wanted to rid China of all of the following except __________.

Czechoslovakia, Belgium(IS NOT), Poland, Hungary

Which countries were behind the iron curtain, Which one was not?

Americans had played an active role in the economy and politics of Cuba.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the United States and Cuba before 1959?