- to prevent a communist revolution in asia, the united states sent $2 billion in aid beginning in the mid-1940s toA. the soviet unionB. north koreaC. japanD. chinese nationalists
- after the korean war began, the united states embarked on a majorA. military buildupB. peace negotiation missionC. trade agreementD. capitalist education program
- the united states, great britain, and france merged their zones to form west germany and allowed the germans to have their ownA. militaryB. governmentC. containmentD. limited war
- where was the first of a string of crises that erupted in the spring and summer of 1946?A. iranB. turkeyC. east germanyD. west germany
- where did truman order united states naval and air power into action because he thought the communist invasion of that country was a test of the containment policy?A. turkeyB. chinaC. south koreaD. iran
- the korean war began whenA. north korean troops invaded the southB. american and soviet forces clashed at the 38th parallelC. american troops landed at the port of inchonD. chinese forces crossed the yalu river
- the truman doctrine resulted inA. the economic recovery of europeB. a pledge to fight communismC. the rearming of west germanyD. the red scare
- the purpose of the marshall plan was toA. punish germany for world war iiB. help germany form a new governmentC. keep communist countries weakD. help western europe recover
- when the united states, britain, and france merged their zones in germany, the soviet union responded byA. threatening to declare warB. building the berlin wallC. blockading west berlinD. organizing a military alliance
- the soviet union formed the warsaw pact in response to NATO's decision toA. send troops to fight communist uprisings in greece and turkeyB. send supplies to west berlinC. allow west germany to rearm and join its organizationD. intervene in korea
- stalin's demand for joint control of the straits of the dardanelles triggered a crisis inA. franceB. turkeyC. germanyD. poland
- united nations troops in korea were driven back across the 38th parallel in an attack byA. the united statesB. the soviet unionC. south koreaD. china
- the long telegram resulted inA. the marshall planB. the establishment of the CIAC. the berlin airliftD. the containment policy
- truman said the truman doctrine and marshall plan were essential forA. containmentB. world economic recoveryC. world peaceD. american prosperity
- During the Cold War, what was the main reason for tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
- Why did the US decide to reduce oil shipments to Japan?
- France built a series of concrete barriers that had guns in them that pointed at Germany called what?
- Why did the U.S. stop selling steel and oil to Japan in 1941?
- When Germany annexed Austria what did it become known as?
- Although Japan's attack on Hawaii was devastating to the Navy and in loss of life, list two specific things that Japan failed to destroy in their attack.