Understanding Ideologies
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How can an ideology be defined?

  • A set of personal beliefs and values
  • A system of widely shared ideas and guiding norms (correct)
  • A collection of historical events and cultural practices
  • A group of political parties and governing bodies

    • What does an ideology offer individuals according to the text?

  • A distorted image of the world
  • A way to escape complex human experience
  • A coherent picture of the world and ideal truths (correct)
  • A simple guide for avoiding social and political issues

    • What compelled people to seek private property and wealth according to the text?

  • Anarchism and totalitarianism
  • Socialism and communism
  • Fascism and nationalism
  • Liberalism and capitalism (correct)

    • According to traditionalists, what was claimed to be the cause of the Cold War?

    <p>The expansion and domination of the former Soviet Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the United States do after the war according to the text?

    <p>Demobilized its troops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was confirmed about Soviet expansionism according to the text?

    <p>Soviet Union was slow to remove its troops from northern Iran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event in 1948 gradually awakened the United States to the threat of communist expansionism and launched the Cold War?

    <p>Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the revisionists, what was a critical event that led to harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union?

    <p>Truman firing Henry Wallace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the subgroup of revisionists attribute as the reason for the U.S. becoming anti-Soviet?

    <p>The U.S. economy requiring expansionism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan according to the post-revisionists?

    <p>To expand the U.S. economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant factor that contributed to the U.S. becoming anti-Soviet according to the revisionists?

    <p>James Forrestal becoming Truman’s secretary of defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the revisionists claim was a significant result of Roosevelt’s death in April 1945?

    <p>A shift towards harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key reason cited by the revisionists for U.S. economic hegemony not tolerating any country that might try to organize an autonomous economic area?

    <p>The nature of U.S. capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event occurred in 1950 and gradually awakened the United States to communist expansionism?

    <p>Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the post-revisionists, what was the main reason behind providing aid through the Marshall Plan?

    <p>To expand the U.S. economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to a shift towards harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, as claimed by the revisionists?

    <p>The firing of Henry Wallace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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