Test Prep- US 2- The World after WW2

The Atlantic Charter was a 1941 agreement between FDR and Churchill promising the post-war respect of the rights of all people to govern themselves. (This was an unrealized promise). The rights of people to govern themselves is called _____________.

• Hegemony

• Sovereignty

• Democracy

• Communism

This alliance continued its existence beyond the Cold War era and gained new member nations in Eastern Europe during the late 1990s. This was not well received by leaders of the Russian Federation and became a source of post-Cold War tension between the East and the West.

• The Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• The UN

• NAFTA

This Policy  put forth the idea of “containment,” which aimed to stop the influence of communism around the world and promote capitalism. This policy would lead to US intervention in many parts of the world, including Korea- bringing on the Korean War. 

• Détente

• The Marshall Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

• Yalta Pact

This proclamation, named after the conference, was written by the US and dropped in leaflet form over the Japanese population, warning them that if they didn't surrender, mass destruction would ensue. No formal diplomatic warning was given. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb would follow, after the Japanese rejection of the proclamation.

• Yalta Proclamation

• Marshall Proclamation

• Potsdam Proclamation

• The Ultimatum

France suffered significant damage during World War II. Through this policy France received aid that helped jumpstart its post-war recovery efforts.  France was able  to rebuild its industries, modernize its infrastructure, and improve living standards.

• The Marshall Plan

• The Eisenhower Accord

• The Potsdam Declaration

• The UN Charter

Some historians believe the Atomic Bomb was dropped in order to:

• Intimidate the Soviet Union and show the power of the US

• Ensure the quick surrender of Japan

• Use the Bomb the US had spent so much time and energy developing

• All of the Above

Answer explanation

Although the US stated the reason for the bombs was to force the immediate surrender of the Japanese, many political historians note the growing tension between the US and USSR as a motive as well.

These two global economic institutions, both dominated by the United States, adopted a tough banker's approach to debt-ridden Global South (“Third World”) countries. They insisted that these poor nations use a good part of their resources to repay loans to the rich countries, at the cost of cutting social services to their already desperate populations.

• The IMF and World Bank

• The UN and NATO

• Yalta and Potsdam

• Global Bank and World Fund

After World War II, Germany was left devastated both economically and physically. Cities lay in ruins, industries were destroyed, and millions of people were displaced. With the help of this policy, West Germany received substantial aid in the form of food, machinery, raw materials, and financial assistance. This aid played a critical role in West Germany's reconstruction.

• The IMF

• NATO

• The Geneva Convention

• The Marshall Plan

This international organization was founded after WW2 to create global responses to humanitarian crises, create humanitarian law, and includes the International Court of Justice. Rich, Western countries have dominated this organization from its creation.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The Truman Doctrine

• The United Nations

• The World Bank

In Greece, which had been a right-wing monarchy and dictatorship before the war, a popular leftwing group was put down by a British army of intervention immediately after WWII. A right-wing dictatorship was restored. In response, a widespread rebellion began, and the British asked the US to intervene. The United States responded with this policy, in which the President it was named for asked Congress for $400 million in military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey.

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Kennedy Protocol

• The Eisenhower Doctrine

• The Roosevelt Accords