The era of high tension rivalry between the US and Russia
What is the Cold War
100
Name the leader who claimed an iron curtain had fallen over Europe
Who is Winston Churchill
100
After World War II Germany was divided up between these countries
What is Great Britain, US, France, and Soviet Union
100
Republican senator and avid anti-communist who claimed he had a list of 205 names of known communists in the State Department
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy
100
By what other name is the Korean War known by in the US
What is the forgotten war
200
The US offered to help Stalin after this incident in 1941
What is Hitler's invasion of Russia
200
He had no plans of giving up economic and political control of Eastern Europe
Who is Stalin
200
The Soviets blockaded this city because they did not like the idea of a western government in the middle of their zone
What is the blockade of Berlin (in June, 1948)
200
Name two tactics McCarthy used to create distrust and confessions during the second red scare
What is bullying and sensationalism
200
Name the dividing line that separated North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel
300
Stalin urged Great Britain and the US to do this many times during WWII yet they kept delaying angering Stalin and increasing his distrust of both countries
What is the invasion of Europe
300
Stalin's method of providing Russia with a barrier in front of itself to protect it from invasions from the west
What is the spreading of Communism in Eastern Europe OR creating of a line of Soviet-friendly nations as a buffer zone
300
Having these in West Berlin enabled the US, France, and Great Britain to get supplies into the city
What are airstrips
300
The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty with little to no evidence
What is McCarthyism
300
The Soviets set up a Communist government putting Kim Il Sung in control. The US set up a democratic government in South Korea with Syngman Rhee in place. It was Sung and Rhee's ambition of doing this action that was the catalyst for the Korean War because they could not agree on key items of necessity to accomplish their desire
What is reunify Korea
400
The name of a project in the US that further increased Stalin's mistrust
What is the Manhattan Project
400
Policy adopted in the late 1940s by the US to stop the spread of Communism
What is the Containment Policy
400
He made the final flight of the Berlin Airlift
Who is Captain Perry Immel
400
They were tried, convicted, and executed on lies and very little evidence for treason
Who are the Rosenbergs
400
It was on the dark early hours of this day that more than 100,000 N. Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into S. Korea
What is June 25, 1950
500
Stalin agreed to allow these during the Yalta Conference and then refused to live up to his promises
What is free elections in Eastern Europe
500
The two plans the US put into place to provide economic and other assistance to countries in need in order to keep them free from Communist take overs
What is The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
500
On what day did the Soviet Union lift its blockade on West Berlin
What is May 12, 1949
500
This up and coming electronic phenomenon would prove to be the beginning of the end for McCarthy and his campaign against communism in the US
What is the television
500
What did Truman believe had to be done about the invasion of South Korea?
What is The US had to take a stand against Communist aggression there or other countries may feel the US will not help defend their freedom