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Variety Pack
100
The name for the line that divided the Korean peninsula before the Korean War?
What is the 38th parallel?
100
This person coined the term "Iron Curtain"
Who is Winston Churchill
100
1. a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 2. ( often initial capital letter ) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.
What is Communism
100
Which president favored the used of Atomic Weapons over conventional forces?
Who is President Eisenhower?
100
Name given to a defensive alliance aimed at preventing the spread of communism. Its members included Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, France, Britain, and the United States.
What is Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
200
What is the term used for a war fought to achieve only specific goals?
What is Limited War?
200
Independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation.
What is a Satellite State
200
The House of Representatives created this to investigate possible subversive activities throughout the government and the country
What is HUAC or House Un-American Activities Committee
200
2 parts: 1. This person advocated massive retaliation 2. policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy another.
Answers: 1. John Foster Dulles 2. Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
200
2 Part 1. Name given to a military alliance that was built to counter Soviet expansion. 2. This military alliance was formed in response to the western on.
What is 1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 2. Warsaw Pact
300
The Korean War was one of the first instances where the Cold War became a _____________
What is Hot War
300
Name given to the 1956 water polio match between Russia and Hungary that turned violent.
What is Blood in the Water match?
300
These people were heavily investigated during the Red Scare.
Who is: Oppenheimer Alger Hiss Rosenbergs
300
The idea that going to the brink of war could protect the U.S./the west, discourage communist aggression, and prevent war.
What is Brinkmanship
300
The name of the announcement that Eisenhower made that stated the United States would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism.
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
400
The General who invaded Korea to support the South Korean Forces and U.S. forces that were already in the War. He was eventually dismissed by Harry Truman.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
400
2 Parts: 1- Name given to the legislation that gave millions of dollars in aid to Europe to help it rebuild after devastating WWII 2- Name of the presidential address and the ideology that promised aid to any country to fight communists on their soil.
What is the: Part 1 - Marshall Plan Part 2 - Truman Doctrine
400
Is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism."
What is McCarthyism
400
The term given to the action people were supposed to do when there was an actual atomic attack.
What is Duck and Cover?
400
The name given to the Soviet satellite that first orbited the earth. This satellite started the famous space race that led to the creation of NASA and granted more funding to science and math.
What is Sputnik
500
What was the end result of the Korean War?
Due to the involvement of the Chinese the war quickly became a stalemate between the North and the South. President Eisenhower eventually sought to end the conflict and was finally able to create a armistice between the countries involved.
500
Describe the Berlin Airlift in detail: Why did it happen? Who was involved? What actually happened? What was the solution? How did it end?
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500
Describe the rise and fall of McCarthy
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500
Describe how people at home dealt with the constant fear of destruction from Atomic War.
Civil Defense Building Bomb Shelters Drills and gathering materials to be prepared
500
Name of the Egyptian President who wanted to build the Aswan dam. He later recognized the People's republic of China causing the U.S. to withdraw its funding for the project. This then caused Nasser to nationalize the Suez Canal threatening the Middle Eastern Oil trade.
Who is Gamal Abdel Nasser
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