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The US policy regarding communism following WWII that was created by George F. Keenan

What is containment?

100

The US and UN aided this country in its quest to not fall to communism under Kim Il Sung.

What is Korea?

100

This was the term used to describe the fear around communism spreading in America.

What is the Red Scare?

100

This person made the decision to drop the atomic bomb.

Who is Harry Truman?

100

Senator know for accusing people of being communists.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

200

This was a plan to help rebuild Europe by providing $$$ 

What is the Marshall Plan?

200

This country tried to nationalize its oil fields so the US helped to create a revolution to take out their democratically elected leader.

What is Iran?

200

A group of poets and writers who represented counter culture in the 50s.

Who are the Beatniks?

200

This man ended the Korean War and was a famous military general during WWII.

Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?

200

This was a bill that was created to support veterans to get housing and an education.

What is the GI Bill?

300

The term used to reflect the divide between Soviet-dominated satellite states and Western Europe

What is the Iron Curtain?

300

This country became communist under Mao Zedong

What is China?

300

The first suburb built in Long Island was called this.

What is Levittown?

300

This man was very anti-communist, saved his career with the Checker's Speech, and was Ike's VP.

Who is Richard Nixon?

300

These were a group of Hollywood actors, writers, and producers who were accused of being communists.

What are the Hollywood 10?

400

This country fell to communism which sparked fear that several other countries would also become communist. We ignored this country after it became communist.

What is China?

400

This country tried to take banana farms and return them to peasants and so the US overthrew their leader.

What is Guatemala?

400

The term used to describe the many children born post WWII.

What are the Baby Boomers?

400

He was president before Truman and led America through most of the WWII effort... was elected president 4 times!!!

Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

400

Crucial evidence used to prosecute Alger Hiss.

What are the pumpkin papers?

500

This was when the Soviets blockaded a city in East Germany that required Western forces to drop supplies into the city.

What is the Berlin Airlift?

500

This country tried to nationalize its canal from the British and so the Brits, French, and Israel invaded... which irked the US.

What is Egypt?

500

The name of the Southern Dems political party who were opposed to Civil Rights.

What are the Dixiecrats?

500

This man did not become president but THOUGHT he was for sure going to be president when he ran against Truman.

Who is Thomas Dewey?

500

Truman's catch phrase for how he dealt with issues.

What is "The Buck Stops Here!"

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