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Unit 8 Test Review

This comprehensive review examines the United States' rise as a world power after World War II, focusing on its conflict with the communist Soviet Union during the Cold War. Key concepts include the Domino Theory, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and Containment Policy. It details significant events such as the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam War, while reflecting on the impact of McCarthyism and the anti-Vietnam War movement. This period shaped U.S. foreign policy in the context of global ideological battles, as well as technological advancements like the launch of Sputnik.

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Unit 8 Test Review

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  1. Unit 8 Test Review U.S. History

  2. SSUSH 20 U.S. History

  3. America as a World Power Era after WWII when the U.S. and capitalist nations competed with communist Russia over control of Europe? Cold War

  4. America as a World Power The idea that if one country fell to communism those beside it would soon fall too? Domino Theory

  5. America as a World Power Financial program created to give money to western European nations and other nations in rebuilding and opposing communism after WWII? Marshall Plan

  6. America as a World Power Proclamation given by President Harry Truman that the U.S. would help any country resisting communist control? Truman Doctrine

  7. America as a World Power U.S. foreign policy to stop the spread of communism throughout the world? Containment Policy

  8. America as a World Power Why did U.S. foreign policy become Containment? Soviet Union promised to spread communism to other countries

  9. America as a World Power U.S., Great Britain, France and other Atlantic based nations formed this after WWII? North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  10. America as a World Power In response to NATO, Russia and other communist nations formed this after WWII? Warsaw Pact

  11. America as a World Power Economic system where there is no private property or market system? Communism

  12. America as a World Power Asian country that fell to communism after a civil war between nationalist and communist? China

  13. America as a World Power Communist leader of China? Mao Zedong

  14. America as a World Power In 1950, The U.S. went to war against the Northern Communist half of this country? Korean War

  15. America as a World Power At the end of the Korean war the border of South Korea ended up here? 38th Parallel / where it started

  16. America as a World Power This person come to power, as a result of fear brought about by the fall of China and Korea to communism? Senator Joseph McCarthy

  17. America as a World Power Paranoia that the U.S. government had been infiltrated by Communist spies? McCarthyism

  18. America as a World Power The fear created by McCarthyism is referred to as? Red Scare 1950s

  19. America as a World Power Event when the leader of the Communist took over a country not to far from Florida? Cuban Revolution

  20. America as a World Power Communist leader of Cuba during the 1957 Revolution? Fidel Castro

  21. America as a World Power Failed attempt by the CIA of the U.S. to train Cuban rebels to invade Cuba, assassinate Fidel Castro, and take over? Bay of Pigs

  22. America as a World Power What happened as a result of Bay of Pigs? Cuba asked Soviet Union for Support

  23. America as a World Power 13 day standoff when the U.S. and Russian come close to having a nuclear war? Cuban Missile Crisis

  24. America as a World Power Two leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? John F. Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev

  25. America as a World Power The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when the U.S. promised to not invade Cuba and pull U.S. nuclear missiles out of? Turkey

  26. America as a World Power President of the U.S. responsible for Bay of Pigs invasion? John F. Kennedy

  27. America as a World Power U.S. War that happened in Asia from 1950-1972 because communist Ho Chi Mihn was trying to take over? Vietnam War

  28. America as a World Power Made many Americans question if U.S. should be involved in Vietnam war because of Television coverage of violence? Tet Offense

  29. America as a World Power This happened in 1968 as a result of the Tet Offensive? Opposition to the War

  30. America as a World Power This was responsible for the Antivietnam war movement in 1968? Television coverage of Tet Offensive

  31. America as a World Power Geographic separation of North and South Korea? 38th Parallel

  32. America as a World Power Geographic separation of North and South Vietnam? 17th Parallel

  33. America as a World Power The Cuban Missile Crisis was so scary because Russian missiles were located close to? Florida

  34. SSUSH 21 U.S. History

  35. America as a World Power The first unmanned satellite put into outer space? Sputnik I

  36. America as a World Power Country that launched Sputnik I? Soviet Union

  37. America as a World Power Eisenhower responded to Sputnik I by establishing? NASA

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