Though MacArthur was fired by Truman he was still viewed as this to the American public.
What is a hero?
100
The US program that provided about $13 billion in economic aid to nations in Western Europe following World War II
What is the Marshall Plan?
100
The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with nations in this region.
Where is Eastern Europe?
100
Man who claimed there were over 200 individuals in the State Department with communist ties
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
100
The Truman Doctrine came in response to communist threats in these nations.
Who are Greece and Turkey?
200
General MacArthur wanted to invade this country, but Truman favored a limited war.
Who is China?
200
John Foster Dulles promoted this policy.
What is brinkmanship?
200
The defense alliance formed after the Korean War
What is SEATO?
200
Term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
What is McCarthyism?
200
In order to try and gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union set this up.
What is a blockade?
300
This army invaded south of the 38th parallel to start the conflict on the Korean peninsula.
Who is North Korea?
300
Having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
What is mutually assured destruction?
300
US organization formed after the launch of Sputnik
What is NASA?
300
FBI director who used questionable tactics to hunt communists in America
Who is J. Edgar Hoover?
300
This event let the Soviet Union know just how far the US would go to aid noncommunist nations in Europe and contain communism.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
400
In the Chinese Civil War the US backed this political group, led by Chiang Kai-shek.
Who are the Nationalists?
400
US policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
400
Italy and the United Kingdom were members of this military alliance.
What is NATO?
400
The committee responsible for holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry
What is HUAC?
400
"The way to deter aggression is for the free community to be willing and able to respond vigorously at places and with means of his choosing." - John Foster Dulles, 1954
What is massive retaliation?
500
The port city where MacArthur chose for a counterattack against North Korea
Where is Inchon?
500
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its borders and wrote "Sources of Soviet Conduct"
Who is George Kennan?
500
September 2, 1949
When did the Soviets first set off an atomic bomb?
500
Movie executives blacklisted entertainers with alleged communist ties at this trial.
What is the Hollywood Ten trial?
500
Oppenheimer and Einstein opposed the hydrogen bomb because they feared it would lead to this.