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Crash Course Ep #37: “The Cold War”. Answer all questions in complete sentences.
1. What two countries were the main countries involved in the Cold War?
2. According to John Green the cold war taught us the greatest threat to humans was...... ?
3. After World War II why did the US want a strong free market Europe?
4. Why did the USSR want to create a communist buffer between them and Germany?
5. Explain the Policy of Containment?
6. What were the 4 goals of containment?
7. Why was the US so concerned with communism spreading to Greece and Turkey?
8. In Harry S. Truman’s Doctrine, the President states that US should protect peoples from what form of a threat?
9. How much money did the US send Greece and Turkey?
10. Define the Marshall Plan in the simplest terms.
11. What American was basically the dictator of Japan after WWII?
12. Due to Japan not being able to have a military, what did the Japanese people spend their time and money on?
13. What four major events took place in 1949?
14. During the Cold War what were many Americans afraid of what idea spreading.
15. When was the phrase “Under God” added to the pledge of allegiance?
16. The Cold War is responsible for the American Highway system. Why was the vast American Highway System really built?
17. Why were the Soviets able to develop an atomic weapon so quickly?
18. Who were some people who gave information to the Soviets to develop an atomic bomb?
19. What was the Truman Loyalty System?
20. How did Joseph McCarthy gain his power in the 1950’s?
Answer the following in a paragraph. William Faulkner said, “Our tragedy today is a physical fear so long sustained by now that we can ever bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: when will I be blown up?” In your opinion what does Faulkner mean by this quote?