The Cold War
The Cold War was a battle between --------- and ---------, with the U.S. being ------ and the Soviet Union being --------
*Communism and Democracy
*Democratic and Communist
The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would assist who?
Free nations that resisted communism
The Korean War was fought where and between what nations?
The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula, and it involved North korea, South Korea, the U.S., and China
What was the Second Red Scare?
Time period in the U.S. during which Americans feared communism and the USSR and many government officials were accused of being Soviet Spies
Which Supreme Court Case did Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Stalin failed to allow free elections in which nation?
c. Poland
What did the U.S. provide to countries that resisted communism under the Truman Doctrine?
Money, weapons, and military leaders
Which American President sent American soldiers to aid South Koreans after they were invaded by North Korea?
President Truman
Who did American citizens believe were at fault for the development of Soviet nuclear weapons?
Soviet Spies within the U.S. government
What happened during the Korean War that was a big step in the American Civil Rights Movement?
Integration of U.S. Army
Why did American and Soviet citizens live in fear during the Cold War?
Both the Soviet Union and U.S. developed powerful nuclear weapons at the time, so the citizens worried that the two nations would use the weapons on each other
What two European countries did the U.S. provide assistance to under the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey and Greece
In what year did North Korea invade South Korea, marking the beginning of the Korean War?
1950
Who can be blamed for intensifying the Red Scare?
Senator Joe McCarthy
Who ordered the integration of the U.S. Army during the Korean War?
President Truman
What was the Iron Curtain?
The Iron Curtain was the separation between Eastern European countries under the control of the USSR's Red Army and the democratic nations in Western Europe
The Marshall Plan helped Western European Countries do what?
Resist Communism, rebuild their economies, and become trading partners with the U.S.
What year was the armistice that ended the Korean War signed?
1953
True or False: Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations about government officials were true?
False; he had no evidence
Brown v. Board of Education ruled that separate education facilities were ------
"inherently unequal"
True or False: The U.S. and the USSR never directly fought against each other during the Cold War?
True
Which came first: The Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan?
Truman Doctrine
Who was the American General that played an important role in the Korean War, and what happened to him?
General MacArthur; he was dismissed after criticizing President Truman
True or False: The Red Scare after WWII was the first wave of fear surrounding communism the U.S. had ever experienced
False; there was a Red Scare in the U.S. after WWI
What did the G.I. Bill do for WWII veterans?
Provided them with unemployment payments, college tuition, low-cost loans for home mortgages, and loans to start businesses.