Causes of the Cold War
This was the name for the division of communist and non-communist countries in post-WWII Europe
What is the Iron Curtain?
This was the policy used by the United States to stop the spread of communism
What is Containment?
North and South Korea were divided at this line of latitude
What is the 38th parallel?
A government which the people control through free elections
What is a Democracy?
This Senator caused widespread fear by accusing members of the government of being Communist
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This was the secret project of the U.S. to build the atomic bomb that angered the Soviets
What is the Manhattan Project?
This program gave $13 billion over 4 years to help Europe recover from World War II
What is the Marshall Plan?
This man became the leader of communist China in 1949
Who is Mao Zedong?
A government that controls ALL aspects of its citizens lives
What is Totalitarianism or a Dictatorship?
In response to the Soviets’ successful test of an atomic bomb, Truman approved the development of this weapon
What is the Hydrogen Bomb?
Speeches by these TWO men are considered the official start of the Cold War
Who are Winston Churchill (Iron Curtain Speech) and Joseph Stalin (War on Capitalism Speech)?
This organization, which included the United States and most of Western Europe, was based on the idea of collective security
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This organization was formed as another example of collective security to protect Asian countries against communism
What is SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization)?
An economy in which individuals can own their own businesses and competition between businesses determines prices
What is Capitalism?
In response to the launch of Sputnik, Eisenhower created this organization in 1958
What is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This pre-World War II agreement between Hitler and Stalin angered the United States and our allies
What is the Hitler-Stalin Pact (Treaty of Non-Aggression)?
This was Truman’s response to Stalin’s blockade of West Berlin
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This was Eisenhower's theory that if one country fell to communism, all neighboring countries would fall to communism as well
What is the Domino Theory?
An economy in which the government controls production of goods and distribution of resources
What is Communism?
This group questioned millions of Americans, especially members of the Hollywood community, about possible communist ties
What is the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?
At this conference, Truman accused Stalin of not following the agreement that had been made about Poland at the Yalta Conference
What is the Potsdam Conference?
These two countries were the ones helped by the Truman Doctrine
What are Greece and Turkey?
This military commander was fired by President Truman for insubordination during the Korean War
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
Communism is based on the ideas of _______ as expressed in his Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
These two individuals were given the electric chair after they were found guilty of being Soviet spies
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?