Deck 24: The Cold War and American Globalism

Question 1

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Truman Doctrine?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Answer 1

Answer not provided.

Question 2

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the "long telegram"?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Answer 2

Answer not provided.

Question 3

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the containment doctrine?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Answer 3

Answer not provided.

Question 4

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Berlin blockade and airlift?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 5

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Soviet actions in Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 6

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Baruch Plan?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 7

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Cold War?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 8

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: atomic diplomacy?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 9

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Third World?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 10

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 11

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?
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-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 12

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 13

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Ho Chi Minh?
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-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 14

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the "Mr. X" article?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 15

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Greek civil war?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 16

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Henry A. Wallace?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 17

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Marshall Plan?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 18

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Walter Lippmann?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 19

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Truman-Molotov encounter?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 20

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the National Security Act of 1947?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 21

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the China lobby?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 22

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Korean War?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 23

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the "New Look" military?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 24

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Vietnam's quest for independence?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 25

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: NSC-68?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 26

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: development of the hydrogen bomb?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 27

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: liberation, massive retaliation, and deterrence?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 28

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Japanese reconstruction?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 29

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the domino theory?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 30

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Korean armistice?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 31

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Chinese civil war?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 32

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the People's Republic of China?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 33

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Jiang Jieshi?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 34

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: General Douglas MacArthur?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 35

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the POW question?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 36

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Inchon landing?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 37

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: John Foster Dulles?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 38

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: brinkmanship?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 39

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Chinese entry into the Korean War?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 40

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Mao Zedong?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 41

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Formosa Resolution?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 42

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: neutralism among Third World nations?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 43

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Berlin crisis of 1958?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 44

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Sputnik and the missile race?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 45

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Eisenhower's use of the CIA?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 46

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the G. L. Mehta incident?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 47

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 48

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Fidel Castro?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 49

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the process of decolonization?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 50

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the principle of "plausible deniability"?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 51

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: USIA propaganda campaigns?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
- Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 52

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Mohammed Mossadegh?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 53

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the "People-to-People" campaign?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 54

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: United States "development" projects in the Third World?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 55

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Jinmen (Quemoy)-Mazu (Matsu) crisis?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 56

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the U-2 incident?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 57

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 58

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Hungarian uprising?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 59

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the "kitchen debate"?
Instructions:
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-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 60

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: U.S. recognition of Israel?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 61

In postwar Yugoslavia, Josip Broz

A) became Russia's most reliable ally.
B) concluded a military alliance with the United States.
C) successfully staged a democratic revolution against a totalitarian communist regime.
D) established a communist government independent of Moscow.

Question 62

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Gamal Abdul Nasser?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 63

The Truman Doctrine and George F. Kennan's "Mr. X" article both proposed

A) the policy of détente.
B) the containment doctrine.
C) that the United States refrain from getting involved in the internal affairs of other nations.
D) a plan to encourage dissent and instability within the Soviet Union.

Question 64

The Truman-Molotov meeting provides evidence of which of the following?

A) The Soviets used underhanded tactics in achieving their goals.
B) Truman did not appreciate the nuances of international diplomacy and adopted a "get-tough" approach toward the Soviet Union.
C) Truman privately realized that the Soviets had earnestly attempted to live up to their agreements at Yalta.
D) The Soviets refused to negotiate on even the most trivial of issues.

Question 65

The Soviet Union responded to American complaints about the absence of free elections in Eastern European nations by

A) threatening to invade Western Europe.
B) pointing out that the United States was pursuing a double standard because it did not demand free elections in Latin America where it supported several military dictators.
C) allowing free elections in Yugoslavia.
D) forming the Cominform.

Question 66

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Ngo Dinh Diem?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 67

The Soviets refused to join the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund because

A) the United States dominated both institutions.
B) they could not afford the contribution required to become a member.
C) both organizations had refused to lend money to the Soviet government.
D) both institutions provided funds to anticommunist rebels inside the Soviet Union.

Question 68

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the 1954 Geneva accords on Vietnam?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 69

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, which of the following was a major concern of officials in the American government about the Soviet Union?

A) The Soviet Union's economic power
B) The clear indication that the Soviet Union was preparing to attack Western Europe
C) The advanced technology of the Soviet Union
D) The possibility that the Soviet Union would exploit economic and political instability in Europe and Asia to the detriment of U.S. interests

Question 70

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item:  Dien Bien Phu?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 71

After the Second World War, why did American planners seek a world economy based on free trade and the quick reconstruction of Germany, Japan, and other nations?

A) They believed these policies would allow the United States to aid the impoverished masses in the newly emerging nation states.
B) They believed these policies would give the United States the military prowess it needed to overthrow the Soviet government.
C) They believed these policies would help enhance the prestige of the United States-backed United Nations.
D) They believed that both the economic well-being and the security of the United States depended on these policies.

Question 72

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the National Liberation Front (the Vietcong)?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 73

In the "long telegram," George F. Kennan asserted that

A) the fanaticism expressed by the Soviets made even a temporary understanding with them impossible.
B) the United States should extend humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union.
C) the Soviets did not want confrontation with the United States.
D) the United States should use military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.

Question 74

The Baruch Plan provided for which of the following?

A) A unified German state
B) The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Iran
C) U.S. abandonment of its atomic monopoly only after the creation of an international agency to control the world's fissionable materials
D) Humanitarian loans to nations recovering from the Second World War

Question 75

In 1947, those who criticized President Truman's request that Congress extend aid to the Greek government in its fight against leftists asserted that

A) the Greek resistance movement was composed of noncommunists as well as communists.
B) the leaders of the resistance movement in Greece had purged the movement of all noncommunists.
C) the Greek government could not be saved, regardless of whether it received American aid.
D) the British were fully capable of defending the Greek government without American aid.

Question 76

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Eisenhower Doctrine?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 77

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Suez crisis?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Question 78

Why did economic turmoil throughout Europe and Asia cause conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in the immediate postwar period?

A) Each believed it was the other's duty to invest large sums of money in European and Asian nations to ensure their recovery.
B) Each offered a different model to solve the economic problems that plagued Europe and Asia.
C) Each blamed the other for the economic problems that existed throughout the world.
D) Each contended that the other was responsible for extending humanitarian aid to the peoples of Europe and Asia.

Question 79

Which of the following was a source of instability in the aftermath of the Second World War?

A) Japanese military power
B) The disintegration of empires
C) Germany's recalcitrance in defeat
D) Economic competition among the European nations

Question 80

The diplomatic records of the immediate postwar years show that

A) Secretary of War Stimson favored using the atomic bomb in Eastern Europe.
B) the Soviets had no desire to develop an atomic bomb of their own.
C) American possession of the atomic bomb was never mentioned directly in diplomatic discussions.
D) some American officials believed that the U.S. could deter Soviet expansion by using the atomic bomb as a bargaining tool.