Cold War Begins
Cold War in the U.S.
The Second Red Scare
Korean War
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Who was the President of the U.S. when the Cold War began?
Harry Truman
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What major country (Not the Soviet Union) became communist that greatly worried the U.S.?
China
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What act started the Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea
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What color symbolizes communism?
Red
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What was the name given to the U.S. policy to resist communist expansion?
Containment
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What did soldiers struggle to find when they returned home from WWII?
Jobs
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Name of the committee who accused and investigated suspected communists
HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee
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What was the significance of the 38th Parallel?
Soviet Union controlled land north of it and the U.S. controlled the land south of it
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How did the Soviets learn to make the atomic bomb
Klaus Fuchs, spy who worked on the Manhattan Project gave info to the Soviets
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How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet roadblock of Berlin?
Berlin Airlift, delivered goods by plane
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What was one thing created in order to help soldiers returning home?
G.I. Bill Veterans could attend college, receive job training, got loans to buy homes
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Name the U.S. Senator responsible for spreading fear and paranoia during this time
Joseph McCarthy
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Why did Truman say it was important to defend South Korea
We needed to contain communism Let other allies know we would support them
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Name the U.S. plan that gave 14 billion dollars to Europe to held them rebuild following WWII
The Marshall Plan
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What was one PHILOSOPHICAL cause of the Cold War?
Communism/Dictatorship v Capitalism/Democracy
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Name one major racial change Truman made to the U.S. military following WWII
Segregation in the U.S. armed forces ends
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Name the group of actors/actresses accused and punished of communist acts
Hollywood 10
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What happened at Inchon
U.S. surprise invasion
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Winston Churchill said that an "Iron (Blank)" has descended across Europe
Curtain
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What was one POST WAR CONFLICT that caused the Cold War?
Soviets do not hold elections U.S. resists Soviet expansion
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Organization created in 1945 whose purpose it is to help countries settle disputes peacefully
United Nations
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Name given to frenzy in which Joseph McCarthy accused many people of being communist
McCarthyism
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How did the war end?
Korea is still divided North and South at the 38th Parallel Still ongoing
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In what decade did the Cold war begin and end
1940s-1990s
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