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Select all the events that resulted from the hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II.
The space race
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The creation of the NAACP
The enactment of the 1965 Immigration Act
The competitive buildup of nuclear weapons
Space Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
The competitive buildup of nuclear weapons
"Better Dead than Red"
What is the following statement expressing hatred towards?
Communism
During the late 1980s, the Cold War came to an end with the
collapse of the Soviet Union
What happened in May 4th, 1970?
(Hint: Massacres at a University)
Kent State University and Jackson State University Shooting
The United States was concerned about the spread of communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following World War I, suspected communists were persecuted in what was known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after World War II.
What was this development known as?
McCarthyism
What is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
U.S. leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression.
Diplomat George Kennan spent much of his career studying the Soviet Union. Upon the start of the Cold War Kennan informed U.S. leaders that the Soviets were moving "inexorably along the prescribed path, like a persistent toy automobile wound up and headed in a given direction, stopping only when it meets unanswerable force." Therefore, Kennan introduced the
(Hint: It's a policy)
policy of containment.
What does a photograph of a fallout shelter indicate about the United States in the late 1950s?
Much fear was created by the nuclear arms race and MAD.
Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?
The United States assisted the anti-communist government of South Vietnam.
President Nixon visited the People's Republic of China to reopen diplomatic relations.
Senator McCarthy led investigations to uncover communist actors working in Hollywood films.
The United States assisted the anti-communist government of South Vietnam.
Senator McCarthy criticizes state department.
The Rosenberg's are executed.
The House of Un-American Activities Committee holds hearings on the Hollywood Ten.
The events shown on the above occurred as a result of what?
Fear of Communism
Select all of the events that show the US policy of containment as successful.
Berlin Airlift & Korean War
During the Cold War Era, an easing of tensions in the 1970s between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in
a treaty banning nuclear tests
The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 missile crisis were conflicts that directly involved the United States with which two other nations?
Soviet Union and Cuba
"US sends foreign aid to Greece and Turkey."
"Senator McCarthy names hundreds of Communists working in government."
Which generalization regarding these headlines is most valid?
The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy.
Between 1946 and 1954, the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy attracted public attention by investigating what?
allegations of Communist influences in government
What is Ms. Gilliam's married name going to be after Spring Break?
Mrs. Rayburn
Select all of the ways the United States responded to Several communist-based governments collapsing across Eastern Europe and the United States assisting the anti-communist government of South Vietnam.
The United States closed military bases throughout Asia.
The United States supported wage reforms in Chinese industries.
The United States provided economic assistance to new governments.
The United States endorsed educational reforms in newly formed democracies.
"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
—Ronald Reagan
What is the significance of the above statement?
President Reagan is challenging Mikhail Gorbachev to end the Cold War
What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?
He placed a blockade around Cuba and threatened war.
How was the foreign policy of massive retaliation designed to discourage Soviet aggression?
By ensuring that the United States could respond to any attack with far greater force