Beginning of the Cold War
What two countries are the focus of the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union
During the Chinese Civil War, the US supported the nationalist government by doing what?
Sending billions of dollars in aid
What is the dividing line between North Korea and South Korea?
38th Parallel
After the USSR sets off an atomic bomb, what did Truman want the US to create?
Hydrogen Bomb
The fear of communist being inside the United States became known as what?
The Red Scare
Who declares that “an iron curtain has descended across the Continent”?
Winston Churchill
Who wins the Chinese Civil war?
Mao Zedong and the Communists
What government supported the North Korean forces during the Korean War?
Soviet Union
What major event starts the Space Race?
Soviets launching Sputnik 1 into orbit
The Cold War lasted a total of ____________ years.
45
What initial conflict led President Truman to issue the Truman Doctrine?
Communist threats in Greece and Turkey
We discussed two riots that occurred “behind the Iron Curtain”, which was seen as successful? Can you name the uprising that was not successful?
Poland uprising - gained more control of their government
Who believes that China will not invade, and later gets fired for insubordination?
General Douglas MacArthur
Once Eisenhower is elected, which of the following is NOT one of his new policies?
a. The threat of massive retaliation, threatened a crushing, overwhelming force against communist threats
b. Massive stockpiling of nuclear weapons
c. Spending lots of military funding on troops, tanks, and ships
d. Viewing communism as the greatest threat to the free world
c. Spending lots of military funding on troops, tanks, and ships
What did the House Un-American Activities Committee do?
Conducted several publicized hearings on potential communists/nazis/fascists in the US
What was a major principal within the Truman Doctrine that focused on containment
Domino Effect
The Iron curtain divided Europe into ________________________________ governments on one side and ________________________________ governments on the other side.
Non Communist and Communist
The North Korean government is a _________________________________ , while the South Korean government is a __________________________________.
N Korea - Communist
S Korea - Noncommunist
Name the government agency that used covert operations and the government agency that was related to space exploration
1. CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
2. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What Senator conducted the accusations of Communists within the US government?
Joseph McCarthy
What happened during the Berlin Airlift?
Stalin stopped all highway, railway, and waterway traffic from Western Germany to West Berlin. 1 year of multiple flights bringing in many many supplies to West Berlin
After the Civil War in China, China is renamed to the what?
People's Republic of China
What two events would lead to a cease-fire in the Korean War?
Death of Joseph Stalin and threat of use of nuclear weapons
Define the following terms
1. Satellite States
2. McCarthyism
3. M.A.D.
1. Satellite States - country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country.
2. McCarthyism - a campaign against believed communists working within the US government that is conducted by a Senator
3. M.A.D. - a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy which would led to a full-scale use of nuclear weapons
What are the names of the famous spies we discussed in class? What were they accused of doing?
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg - charged with conspiring to pass secret information about nuclear science to Soviet agents
Algiers Hiss - Worked for the US government, was found guilty as being a communist during trials