Winston Churchill famously state that an "________ had desended across the continent" (of Europe).
What is iron curtain?
After WWII, This represented the border between North and South Korea.
What is the 38th Parallel?
Fear of Communists among us.
What is the Red Scare?
In 1947, he face terrible discrimination as the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This general led US troops in the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Term for reckless and extreme accusations dating from the post WWII Red Scare Era (hint: it was named after a Senator).
What is McCarthyism?
In response to fear of Soviet aggression after the war, many western countries formed the military alliance called ___________________.
Who is NATO.
As the US troops pushed northward into North Korea, ________________ got involved and push US forces south again.
What is China?
Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, promoted the idea that the US should press their demands even to the "brink" of war. This is called _______.
What is Brinkmanship?
This scientist who worked on the Atomic bomb was denied access to classified information because he had ties to people in the Communist party.
Who is Oppenheimer?
MacArthur landed troops at ______________ in South Korea and effectively cut the North Korean offensive in half.
What is Inchon?
This Soviet Leader who succeeded Stalin and was less cruel and ruthless.
Who is Nikita Kruschev?
Spying on one's own government and selling secrets is called...
After WWII, _______________ was divided up into four zones of occupation.
What is the Germany?
Truman fired MacArthur after publicly criticizing him and calling the the US to __________ China.
What is a nuke?
The doctrine that the US would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by Communism.
What is the Truman/Eisenhower Doctrine?
What was HUAC responsible for?
holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry
The US and Soviet Union fought many wars against each other indirectly, often by arming the enemy of the other. This is called _______.
What is a proxy war?