These two Presidents, who each had doctrine created in their names while in office, were responsible for early U.S. actions in the Cold War.
Who were Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower
100
These two men served as the leaders of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War.
Who were Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev
100
The U.S. signed this doctrine that stated that it would protect Middle Eastern countries against any Communist threat following the Suez Crisis.
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
100
This process, named after the U.S. Senator who initiated the search for Communists operating in the U.S. government, involved accusing government workers of being Communists with little or no evidence.
What is McCarthyism
100
This group, led by Mao Zedong, won the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Who are the Communists
200
This U.S. foreign policy stated that the U.S. would work to try and prevent the expansion of Communism to new nations around the world.
What is Containment
200
This term identified the 6 nations who had aligned themselves with the Soviet Union such as Czechoslovakia, Albania, Hungary at the start of the Cold War.
What is satellite nations
200
This satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was the first satellite successfully launched into space.
What was Sputnik
200
This group of West Coast film industry employees refused to cooperate in the hearings held by the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee and was sent to prison and blacklisted within the industry.
Who are the Hollywood Ten
200
The United States supported this group, led by General Chiang Kai-Shek, in the Chinese Civil War.
Who are the Nationalists
300
This plan offered economic aid to European nations to help rebuild following World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan
300
This pact was a pledge by the Soviet Union and its allies to defend one another in the event that one was attacked.
What is the Warsaw Pact
300
The Soviet Union shot down this American spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, ending any chance of an early end to the Cold War.
What is a U-2
300
This couple was convicted of passing atomic weapons information to the Soviet Union and executed in 1953.
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
300
This infamous World War II General commanded the U.S. and U.N. troops during the Korean War.
Who was Douglas MacArthur
400
This Doctrine offered economic aid to European nations to resist converting to Communism following World War II.
What is the Truman Doctrine
400
Stalin tried to blockade the western part of this city to prove his strength and drive out the democratic authorities who controlled it. He was ultimately unsuccessful in his attempt.
What was Berlin
400
The US Central Intelligence Agency helped overthrow pro-Communist governments in these two countries during the 1950s.
What are Iran and Guatemala
400
This former State Department official was convicted of perjury and sentenced to 5 years in prison for lying about being a Soviet spy.
Who was Alger Hiss
400
The North Korean forces were close to defeat but were able to push the U.S. forces back into South Korea with the help of this Communist ally.
Who is China
500
The United States and and 11 other North Atlantic nations joined this organization to defend one another against an attack from other nations.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
500
This term, coined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, described the border that split the Democratic nations of Western Europe from the Communist-controlled Eastern European nations
What is the iron Curtain
500
The United States did not protect protesters in this Communist nation because it did not fall under our policy of containment.
What is Hungary
500
This happened to many Americans who were suspected of having Communist sympathies (ties) where they were fired from their jobs and could not find new ones.
What is blacklisting
500
This line of latitude separates North and South Korea.