Cold War basics
What was the Cold war?
A political and military tensions in-between the USSR and the U.S.
What year did the Cold War begin?
1947
Who was the president during the start of the Cold War?
Harry Truman
What war was fought between between North Korea and South Korea?
Korean War.
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee.
What does "Containment" mean?
Stop the spreading of communism.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
U.S airlifted supplies and other resources to west Berlin.
What was the Truman doctrine?
U.S promised to stop communism.
Who supported North Korea?
USSR and China
Who led the FBI expansion during the Cold war?
J. Edgar Hoover
Who gave the "Iron Curtain" Speech?
Winston Churchill
What happened in 1949 that shocked the U.S.
USSR got the atomic bomb and China became a communist country.
What was the Marshall plan?
U.S gave money to build up Europe.
Korea stayed divided.
Who were accused of spying and executed?
Rosenbergs
What was NATO?
Military alliance of the western nations
Why was Israel becoming a Nation in 1948 so important?
It caused and started tension in the middle east.
Who was the president for most of the 1960's?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What type of war was the Cold War considered?
Limited/Proxy war.
Alger Hiss.
A military alliance of communist countries,
What was the Cuban missile crisis?
A standoff from the U.S navy for Nuclear missiles in Cuba.
What was the 22nd amendment for?
Presidents could only go up to 2 terms.
What was operation Candy Drop?
Dropping candy during Berlin airlift.
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of Communism in the U.S.