Study guide part 1
This war began right after World War 2 ended
What is the Cold War
This term has become associated with Joseph McCarthy who accused disloyalty without any evidence
What is McCarthyism
The______was the biggest threat to world peace in the eyes of the United States
What is Soviet Union
The U.S. and allies joined NATO while the allies and Germany joined this.
What is the Warsaw PAct
NATO is an acronym for this
What is National Atlantic Treaty Organization
This helped to return the U.S. to a peacetime economy
What is the Bill of Rights
At the end of the Korean War, this was established between North and South Korea
What is a DMZ (Demilitarized zone)
Truman's ________allowed food and supplies to be dropped into West berlin as a solution to the _____.
What are:
Berlin Airlift
Soviet blockade
On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded this place.
What is South Korea
In the end of the Korean war, this was called and there was no clear winner
What is a cease-fire
After World War 2, This person broke racial barriers in sports by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is Jackie Robinson
An increase of minimum wage was passed by Congress after this man won the 1948 election
Who is Truman
____and__________were found guilty of supplying secret information about the _____to the Soviet Union
What are:
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
atomic bomb
This was the one country who had veto power in the UN Security Council
What is the United States
The Soviet Union launched this, first human-made satellite into orbit.
What is Sputnik
This person led the UN military forces during the Korean War
Who is General Douglas MacArthur
The U.S. supported____________because they did not want it to fall under Communist rule
What is South Vietnam
Many____moved into the suburbs to live and the _____cities became home to the poor and less educated as well as the____community who wouldn't be sold houses in many _____areas
What are:
Whites
Inner
Black
suburban
The 1963 March on Washington was to focus attention on this
what is Kennedy's proposed civil rights bill
This place is only 90 miles from the coast of Florida
What is Cuba
The U.S. began bombing this place as a means to pressure North Vietnam into negotiating peace.
What is Cambodia
This was the First president to send combat troops into Vietnam
Who is President Lyndon Johnson
__________spoke of a barrier that descended across the continent, dividing_______and___________as he reffered to it as an _______ _________
What are:
Winston Churchill
Central
Eastern Europe
Iron
curtain
This question needs 2 answers
This President would resign from office after the Watergate scandal and the 2nd person would become the new President.
Who are:
President Nixon
General Ford
It would take the use of federal troops to integrate schools in this place
What is Little Rock, Arkansas