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George F. Kennan
Who is an American diplomat and leading authority of the Soviet Union.
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John Foster Dulles
He is a diplomat and secretary of state under President Eisenhower.
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NATO
What is the North Soviet Atlantic Treaty Organization; military alliance to counter Soviet expansion.
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limited war
Was a war fought to achieve only specific goals.
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NASA
What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; which is an American organization the coordinates the space-related efforts of scientists and the military.
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Jimmy Jieshi
Who is a nationalist leader in China.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Who is the U.S. Senator who falsely accused Americans of having communist ties.
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Marshall Plan
What is a U.S. aid program to help Western Europe rebuild after World War II.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
What is President Eisenhower's policy that stated the U.S. would use force to help nations threatened by communism.
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HUAC
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee; congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States.
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Mao Zedong
Who is a communist leader in China.
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Alger Hiss
Who is a U.S. government official accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury.
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Cold War
What is a struggle in which the U.S. and Soviet Union who became rivals but never fought directly in military conflict.
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CIA
What is the Central Intelligence Agency; American intelligence gathering organization.
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Red Scare
What is America's reaction to the fact that communists were working to destroy American life.
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Douglas Macarthur
Who is a World War II hero who commanded American troops in South Korea.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Who is an American couple executed for passing atomic secrets to Soviet agents.
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Warsaw Pact
What is a rival military alliance formed by, the Soviet Union and it's Satellite States.
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arms race
What is a race in which countries see who can build bigger and more powerful weapons.
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McCarthyism
What is a negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Who is a leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death.
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iron curtain
what is an imaginary barrier separating Soviet controlled countries and the free world.
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SEATO
What is the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, which was a defensive alliance aimed at preventing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
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Smith Act
What is a law making it illegal to teach above or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government.
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