Intro To The Cold War
Korean War
The Red Scare
The Truman Doctrine & Fighting Communism
Study Guide Topics
100
The Cold War was a conflict between these two Super Power countries __________________ & ____________
What is Russia and The USA
100
What did the allies do to the peninsula of Korea after WW II and who was involved?
Divide Korea into a Northern and Southern zone. North - USSR South - USA/South Korea
100
What was the Second Red Scare?
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China.
100
What did the Truman Doctrine say?
That the USA would intervene and help out any country through financial and/or military aide if they were being threatened by a Communist take over.
100
What was the Declaration of Liberated Europe?
It was a proclamation that said all Eastern European countries should have free and fair elections.
200
What two ideologies were "at war" with each other?
What is Capitalism & Communism
200
At what parallel was Korea divided?
What is the 38th parallel
200
What was HUAC?
What is The House of Un-American Activities Committee
200
What agency was created to covertly fight Communism?
What is the CIA
200
What was the Warsaw Pact?
An alliance of Communist nations which said that this group of countries would protect each other from an invasion of non-Communist nations.
300
The USA worried about the Domino Theory. What is the Domino Theory?
The idea that when one country falls to Communism the surrounding countries will also eventually.
300
What did General MacArthur want to do that got him removed from his position?
What is invade China.
300
What does it mean to be "blacklisted?"
This refers to the entertainment professionals who were denied employment in their field because they were suspected Communists.
300
What leader took over Soviet Russia after Stalin's death?
What is Nikita Khrushchev
300
Why was the Korean War a turning point in the Cold War?
1. Proved that the US was willing to engage in physical war. 2. The US was able to stop the Communists from advancing in Korea.
400
What two conferences led to the deterioration of Soviet and American relations?
What are the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences
400
How did the US become involved in this "Korean conflict."
What is the U.N. Security Council labeled North Korea as an aggressor and offered support to South Korea. The U.S. sponsored this resolution.
400
How was McCarthy's investigation into Communism taken down?
The Army-McCarthy hearings.
400
What happened during the Suez Canal Crisis?
The USA wanted to gain influence in the Middle East --> Build dam in the Nile River to gain support. The Egyptians use the Suez Canal to help pay for part of it. The French and British want to take over the Suez and the Soviets come to the Egypt's aide and a war almost breaks out.
400
What is Brinkmanship?
This is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of—or to the brink of—disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome
500
What key term at the Yalta Conference divided the Russians and Americans?
The idea that Eastern European countries should have free elections, but were denied by the Russians. The Russians were going to ignore the idea of free elections and create satellite nations.
500
Who was the first "Dear Leader" of North Korea
What is Kim Il Sung
500
Who were the Hollywood 10?
The first ten individuals who were subpoenaed by the government. They refused to testify and were punished by the Federal government through fines and jail time.
500
Why is the Truman Doctrine so significant?
It would set the US's foreign policy towards Communist countries for the next 50 years.
500
What did the world leaders accomplish at Yalta? What was the big disagreement at Potsdam?
1. They met to discuss what would happen to Germany and Europe after WW II. They split Germany into 4 sections and Poland was to have free elections. 2. Stalin increased Communist influence in Eastern Europe and does not allow free elections.
M
e
n
u