Origins of the Cold War
The state of hostility, without direct military conflict, hat developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
Cold War
Who was the Communist leader of China during the Chinese Civil War in 1949
Mao Zedong
This divided North and South Korea
38th Parallel
At various times, this Wisconsin U.S. Senator claimed to have in his hands the names of 57, 81, and 205 communists in the State Department
Joseph McCarthy
Created in 1947 U.S. government agency that provides objective intelligence on foreign countries and global issues to the president, the National Security Council, and other policymakers to help them make national security decisions.
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
Countries dependent upon and dominated by the Soviet Union
Satellite Nations
He was the Nationalist leader of China who the U.S. supported in the Chinese Civil War
Chiang Kai Shek
U.S. General President Truman fired during the Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
Ten witnesses from the film industry who refused to cooperate with the HUAC’s investigation of communist influence in Hollywood
Hollywood Ten
Because of this event, a U.S. spy plane being shot down over the Soviet Union, the 1960s opened with the tension between the two superpowers
U-2 Incident
Winston Churchill said this had descended across Europe, separating the Communist countries from free countries
Iron Curtain
An American policy of the 1950s aimed at preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East was the
Eisenhower Doctrine
He was the leader of North Korea during the Korean War
Kim jong Il
This husband and wife were executed in June 1953 despite numerous pleas to spare their lives.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
In 1961, what was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba backed by the CIA to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro?
Bay of Pigs
A U.S. policy, announced by President Truman in 1947, of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent Communism from taking over those countries.
Truman Doctrine
What country controlled and occupied China from 1937 to 1945
Japan
The result of the Korean War
Stalemate (tie)
On November 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first thermonuclear device. The blast was equal to 10.4 million tons of TNT
Hydrogen Bomb
This organization was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 13 March 1954 until 3 December 1991
KGB
This program, proposed by Secretary of State George Marshall in 1947, provided over $2 billion worth of economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after World War II
Marshall Plan
In May 1949 the Chinese Nationalists and the remnants of their demoralized government and army fled to this island to the east of mainland China.
Formosa (Taiwan)
Leader of South Korea during the Korean War
Singman Rhee
Where the United Nations headquarters are located.
New York City
What was the name of the U-2 pilot shot down over Russia?
Francis Gary Powers