The Cold War 1 After World War II was over what was a big problem for the U S in regard to Soviet forces a As Soviets were pushing Germany out of Eastern Europe they were taking over and setting up Communist Governments 1 2 How did U S leaders view the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe a Communist aggression 3 Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at this point a Joseph Stalin 4 How did this man view the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe a As security Russia needed a buffer zone away from Germany 5 What is a simple definition of the Cold War a Long term hostile rivalry political economic military ideological between the soviet union and the U S from 1945 until 1991 when the soviet union disappeared 6 How long did it last WHEN did it end 1945 1991 a b When the soviet union disappeared 7 Explain TEN ways in which the Cold War impacted American life Political environment Second Red Scare a b c Hollywood westerns d Civil Rights movements e f g h Religion Religious Right i j Korea Vietnam 1960s campus unrest Interstate Highways Federal Spending on Education Science Geopolitical World Order Middle East 8 What alarming news about what TWO countries did Truman receive in 1947 a Greece and Turkey b Both about to fall to communism c Great Britain was helping out to keep that Soviets out but their economy couldn t keep helping them 9 What did Truman want Congress to do about this problem a Wanted congress to give aid to Greece and Turkey 10 How did he justify his request a With the Truman Doctrine an official U S foreign government statement 11 Explain the Truman Doctrine a The U S will provide help to any free country that is in danger of a communist take over 12 Who was George Kennan a Came up with containment 13 What did he mean by containment 2 a Just contain communism and just stop the spread and wait because time will eventually cause communistic government to fall apart b Give aid to countries around it 14 Explain the difference between George Kennan s solution to communist aggression and Truman s solution a Kennan wanted to just wait it out and Truman wanted to kill it with fire 15 Explain the civil war in China after WWII a Was interrupted by WWII because of Japan and started up afterwards again Mao Zedong was angry because of the Paris Treaty and had turned to Communism 16 Who were the leaders of each side a Mao Zedong Communist b Chiang Kai Shek nationalist 17 In 1949 what fateful decision did Truman make in regard to China a b Truman realized in order to help China he would need to send billions of dollars and military aid Eventually pulled the plug and refused to send any more aid a Mao Zedong took over and ran the nationalist out of china where they created their own island 18 What happened as a result Taiwan b People s Republic of China 19 How did many Americans react a Beginning of communist Red China b Major Shock to U S lots of political fallout 20 How did conservative Republicans respond Truman Lost China a b Blamed Truman 21 Explain why Korea was divided into two halves after World War II Soviet troops invaded the North and U S troops took over the South a b Neither wanted to give up land 22 WHERE was this division a 38 parallel 23 Who were the leaders of each half of Korea a North Communist b South pro western 24 What happened in 1950 What did this lead to a North Korean Military invasion of South Korea with communist forces 25 What nation supported North Korea s decision to invade a Soviet Union 26 How did President Truman respond a Went to the United Nations and asked the security council to enact a police action to help out 27 What did Truman NOT do a Ask congress for a declaration of war 28 Who was put in charge of the United Nations forces a General Douglas MacArthur 29 Where in Korea did this man achieve one his greatest military triumphs a Yalu River planned a amphibious landing water to land and pushed Northern forces back to 38 parallel 3 30 What happened when U N American forces pushed north to the Yalu River a Ticked off China who then sent troops to help out 31 When U N American forces pushed back where did both sides end up a 38th parallel 32 What happened next China sent in reinforcement a b Both sides pounded on each other and it came to a stalemate 33 At this point what did Gen MacArthur want to do a Asia First wanted to bomb main Land China and set up a blockage b Full out war in Asia 34 What did MacArthur write in a letter to an American congressman a Openly criticized Truman for not fighting communist in China b There is no substitute for victory 35 How did Truman respond a Fired him 36 On what grounds did he do this a Insubordination 37 Explain why MacArthur provoked a possible constitutional crisis a MacArthur came back a hero with tons of support and rep support b Rep Hold is hired to look into his firing 38 What did Gen Omar Bradley say about MacArthur s strategy a MacArthur s Strategy would involve U S in the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong enemy a 1953 39 When did the United States finally sign an armistice with North Korea 40 Who was president of the U S at that point a President Dwight Eisenhower 41 What did North Korea announce in May 2009 In 2013 a b 2009 North Korean is no longer bound by Armistice of 1953 2013 Announced they had the right to pre amative strike 42 Overall how long did the Korean War last a Lasted 3 years 4 43 The war cost how many American lives a 33 000 American died 44 How many Koreans died a 2 5 million Koreans Died 45 In terms of boundaries what did the war change a No ground was gained b Still divided on the 38th parallel 46 What are FIVE ways in which the Korean War is significant a Gen MacArthur s downfall b Growing Fear and frustration in U S i Something wrong with the government South Korea Important U S Ally c d North Korea Lasting Enemy e i Including Vietnam Expanded U S Commitment to fight communism worldwide 47 In 1950 Truman made the decision to send aid to the French to fight a rebellion in what country a Vietnam 48 Why did Truman decide to do this a Because of everyone blaming him for the loss of China