Iron Curtain falls on Europe
Healing the wounds of war
Second Red Scare
Korean War
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What was the Cold War?
What is Era of high tensions and rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviets
100
President Truman's plan after his reelection which Congress did not pass?
What is Fair Deal?
100
What is McCarthyism?
What is making baseless claims
100
What is the NATO?
What is alliance of western Europe and the U.S. against a Soviet attack
200
What was the Iron Curtain?
What is divide between East and west Europe
200
World Bank?
What is provided loans to help reduce poverty
200
Who were Hollywood Ten?
What is actors convicted by Congress of being communists
200
What was the 38th parallel?
What is divide between north and south korea
300
What was the crisis in Berlin in the late 1940s and how was it resolved?
What is Soviets blocked traffic into West Berlin; British and American airplanes delivered supplies to West Berlin
300
baby boom?
What is dramatic rise in birthrates
300
Why were fears of communism growing in the late 1940's?
What is Soviets tested atomic weapons and the communist takeover of China
300
How did the Korean War end?
What is negotiations led to an end of the fighting in 1953
400
How did the U.S. respond to Soviet actions in Europe?
What is Containment-resit Soviet attempts to expand power and influence wherever those attempts occur Truman Doctrine-giving economic aid to nations to help resist communism Marshall Plan-U.S. gave billions to help rebuild Western Europe economy and feed the hungry
400
GI Bill?
What is Helped veterans go to college, buy homes, and start businesses
400
What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's role in the red scare?
What is scared Americans with claims of communists working in the government.
400
What led to the start of the Korean War?
What is North Korean troops invaded South Korea
500
What were the causes of the Cold War?
1. Soviet Union: communism and dictatorship United States: capitalism, democracy 2. U.S. developed the atomic bomb 3. Soviets create communist governments in Eastern Europe
500
What was life like in America after WW2?
What is the demand for consumer goods and housing spurred the economy
500
What were the methods and actions the government took to prevent communism at home?
What is The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated possible radicals; New laws made it a crime to call for overthrow of government and prevented communists from entering the nation.
500
What was the situation in Korea before the war started?
What is Korea had been divided into communist north and capitalist south korea
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