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Intro to Cold War
Jacklin- 20th Century World History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What event in US history resulted in a lack of experts in Southeast Asia and what happened to the experts? | Red Scare. McCarthy scared them out of high ranking offices because of his "Communist Witch Hunts". |
| Name the three shifting goals of the Korean War. | To first push the North Koreans back to the 38th Parallel. Unify the peninsula Then restore the 38th Parallel. |
| How did the invasion of Korea mark the switch from particularism to universalism in US foreign policy? | With particularism, the US aimed to prevent the spread of communism in four specific areas: Japan, the Middle East, Latin America, and W Europe. Through the decision to invade S Korea, the US began a policy of universal containment. |
| What were the implications of the US putting a Confucian Catholic dictator, Diem, into South Viet Nam instead of Ho Chi Minh? | Shows that the US didn't understand Viet Nam culture. He was put into power because he was a democrat, but he became a dictator. The S Vietnamese didn't support Diem or want him as a leader. Negative view of US inspired the Vietcong conflicts. |
| Red Scare | At the end of WWII, America had a strong fear of the Domino Theory. |
| Korean Conflict | First occurrence of violence in the Red Scare |
| Viet Nam War | Began with the Indochinese communist party of 1930 |
| End of WWII | Stalin wanted a buffer zone for his country |
| How did the communist revolution in China contribute to American foreign policy regarding communism? | After China fell to communism, the US became more directly involved in preventing the spread of communism (Korean Conflict, Viet Nam War). |
| Who was the author of the X-Letter and what was its significance in American foreign policy? | George Kennan's letter outlined the policy of containment, which he argued would be necessary to combat the rise of communism in the developing world. |
| By the end of WWII, what was Americans' perception of the Soviet military and power? | Most American citizens and presidents overestimated Soviet military power because of the rapid rate that communism was spreading and the Soviet Union being the only other superpower. |
| What were the two goals of American military bases according to Leffler? | To protect America and project its authority quickly when necessary |
| How did HUAC contribute to the outcome of the Viet Nam War? | Helped rid US government of suspected Communists. Many convicted were experts on Asian warfare, so when US entered the war they didn't know how to fight and couldn't depend on the experts who were in jail. |
| What was the main purpose behind the Marshall Plan? | To help the economies of suffering European countries after WWII. The main goal was to combat the spread of Soviet Communism. |
| What effect did the Red Scare have on the people's view of US involvement in the Korean War? | Due to negative depiction of communism in the US, Americans supported US involvement in Korea because they feared the spread of Communism in China. |
| Zubok and Pleshakov | Claimed that Stalin had a complex view of the world based on Russian history |
| George Kennan | The head of the policy planning staff at the State Department, worked in the Soviet Union in the 30s, came up with idea of containment |
| Ho Chi Minh | Wanted to unite his country under Communism |
| MacArthur | Wanted to fight communism at its source, criticized Truman for not wanting to take on the Chinese |
| How was the Red Scare a prominent catalyst for the Korean and Viet Nam wars? | Both wars were backed by Communist countries (China and Russia) and led to the idea that if Korea and Viet Nam fell to communism, more would follow. |
| What role did the Chinese civil war play in Korea? | The North Korean government supported the Communists in the Chinese Civil War. In exchange for this support, China promised to help North Korea in the event of a war against the south. |
| Is it effective to send money to countries that may potentially fall to communism? | People/supplies are more effective b/c corrupt countries might misuse money(like in Chinese Civil War). W Europe/Greece/Turkey were reconstructed, but they may not have fallen in the first place b/c their governments were not as corrupt. |
| According to Kennan, would the US and Soviet Union ever be able to reconcile? | No, the Soviets saw themselves as a war against capitalism, despised western ideology. Kennan thought that exposing Soviets to Western ideas could bring the Union down. |
| What were the effects of the Chinese Civil War on the world? | One reason for the Red Scare; US saw China as a domino. US was scared and became more involved (Korean Conflict, Viet Nam War). |
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