Cold War Superpowers
Who were the two superpowers in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and the United States
This was the US policy that attempted to prevent communism from expanding
Containment
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line that divides these
North and South Korea
This person was the Soviet Communist leader after WWII and spread communism to satellite nations
Joseph Stalin
The US policy of going to the edge of all out war
Brinkmanship
What is the United States political system?
Democracy
These Eastern European nations were dominated by the Soviet Union
Satellite nations
This side of the Korean War appeared to be winning until China actively entered the conflict
The United Nation Forces
This US president favored containment at the start of the Cold War
Harry S. Truman
After the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb the US began to develop this
The Hydrogen Bomb
What is the United States economic system?
Capitalism
This was set up in response to the Soviet Union blocking supplies after the West attempted to reunify Germany
Berlin Airlift
Which side invade the other to start the Korean War.
North Korea invaded South Korea
These witnesses in the film industry refused to testify and were sent to prison
The Hollywood Ten
The Eisenhower Doctrine offered economic and military aid to countries threatened in what area of the world by communism
Middle East
What was the Soviet Unions economic system?
Communism
This treaty organization, which still exists today, was made up of the US, Canada, and their allies in Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which side lost the Chinese civil war despite 2 billion dollars in US aid
The Nationalists
This General argued the Korean War should be extended into a war against China
General Douglas MacArthur
The Soviet Union formed this in response to the formation of NATO
the Warsaw Pact
What was the Soviet Unions political system?
Totalitarianism
This arranged for 400 million dollars to be sent in aid to postwar Turkey and Greece
Truman Doctrine
Which side won the Korean War?
Neither
This US State Department official was accused of spying for the Soviets and was found guilty of perjury
Alger Hiss
This incident ended up with a US spy plane being shot down over the USSR
The U-2 Incident