Vocab
Communist countries of Eastern Europe were called
Satellite Nations
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were both executed due to?
Espionage or spying for the Soviets
Republicans nominated who for the 1952 Election?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Accusations of Communists in the United States and of Communist infiltration of the government was known as?
The Red Scare
When was the Armistice signed for the Korean War?
July 1953
5,540 word message explaining his view of the Soviets.
Long Telegram
North Korea invaded South Korea thus beginning the?
Korean War
Why did Truman fire MacArther?
Insubordination
Formed in 1938 to investigate communist and fascist activities in the United States?
House Un - American Activities Committee
The Soviets refused to make commitments to uphold what?
Declaration of Liberated Europe
McCarthyism
When China fell to Communism they signed a treaty of friendship with who?
The Soviets
What did Eisenhower do to the Military? (3 total)
1. Cut Military Spending
2. Reduce the size of the Army
3. Increase Nuclear arsenal or weapons
McCarthy
What common fruit floats in water because it is made up of 25% air?
The willingness to go to the brink of war to make the other side backdown
Brinkmanship
Feb 1945 Churchill, Stalin, and FDR met where to make a post - war plan.
Yalta or Yalta Conference
This President administration believed you can not contain communism by fighting a series of small wars, but instead prevent them from happening...best way is through nuclear weapons.
Eisenhowers Administration
Why did McCarthy lose popularity?
- Harassed / Bullied officers
- Criticised the Army
What animal has fingerprints that are nearly identical to humans and can even confuse crime scene investigators?
Koalas
Potsdam
At the Yalta conference they decided to divide Germany into 4 zones. What countries got a zone?
France, USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain all get a zone
Truman's Administration
This group was blacklisted for refusing to testify.
Hollywood 10
What was the first item ever sold on eBay?