Foreign Policy
List two (2) US Presidents who were in office during the Cold War
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush
Define the "Red Scare".
American government was fearful that foreign Communist spies had infiltrated the country.
Government and other agencies searched for spies which escalated into a general fear of Communists
Who are the four (4) US Presidents on Mt. Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, (Teddy) Roosevelt
What was the "Manhattan Project"?
Secret government program to develop the Atomic bomb
Who was "Bert the Turtle" and what did he encourage people to do?
Cartoon character created by the US government to encourage people to DUCK AND COVER!
What was the "Domino Theory"?
Belief that if on nation fell to Communism, then other countries around it would also fall to Communism.
What was the HUAC?
The House Un-American Activities Committee.
In 1865, the US bought the territory of Alaska from which country?
Russia
Define "Brinkmanship"
Willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down
What was The Truman Doctrine?
United States’ pledge to fight the spread of communism worldwide by helping countries resist communism
The "Eisenhower Doctrine" dealt with countries in which part of the world?
Middle East (Israel, Iran, Suez Canal, etc.)
Who were the "Hollywood 10"?
(Not specific names, but what were they known for?)
Group of people in the film industry who were jailed for refusing to answer congressional questions regarding Communist influence in Hollywood
What mountain range runs along the western edge of the United States, from Canada to New Mexico?
Rocky Mountains
Which three major world leaders attended the Potsdam Conference?
Truman, Stalin, Churchill
What was the Marshall Plan?
Gave European nations American aid to rebuild their economies (made Communism look bad)
How did the CIA impact Foreign Policy during the Cold War?
CIA used covert (hidden) operations to prevent Communists from staging revolutions within developing nations
Who were the Rosenbergs?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: Accused Soviet spies who were found to be guilty and executed
Who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the NBA?
LeBron James (39,643)
What was the significance of the Yalta conference?
It divided Germany into "Zones of Occupation". Also divided Berlin the same way.
What was Douglass MacArthur's plan to end the Korean War?
Use nuclear weapons
What was a primary cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The (failed) Bay of Pig invasion
What did senator Joseph McCarthy do to lose public support for his anti-communist hearings?
Bullying and baseless allegations during the Army-McCarthy hearings of April 1954
Using the Rosetta Stone, which language was deciphered by Jean-François Champollion during the 19th century?
Ancient Egyptian
What was the "Iron Curtain" and what was its purpose?
Line of Soviet-influenced / controlled countries that acted as a "buffer zone" between the Soviet Union and the rest of Europe.
List two (2) countries who allied with NATO and two (2) countries that allied with the Warsaw Pact
NATO: US, Great Britain, France, etc.
Warsaw: Russia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, etc.