Cold War origins and containment
this 1945 conference divided Europe and increased tensions between the US and USSR
what are the yalta and postsdam conferences?
this war Btw north and south korea ended in a stalemate and division
what is the korean war
This miltiary alliance was formed by the US and Western Europe in 1949
what is nato
This plan aimed to expand social programs and civil rights after ww2
what is the fair deal
this era describes intense fear of communist influence in the US
what is the red scare
this term references to the division of europe By the way communist and capitalist spheres
bonus: who said this term?
what is the iron curtain
who is winston churchill (british)
this us program investigated federal workers for communist ties
what is the loyalty security program
this soviet-led mil alliance was created in response to nato
what is the warsaw pact
this law limited the power of labor unions in the US
this congressional committee investigated suspected communists in hollywood and gov
what is HUAC
what is containment
this fear of communism in the US dominated the late 1940s and 1950s
what is the red scare
what is nsc-68
this report called for civil rights reforms after ww2
what is "to secure these rights"
this practice involved accusing ppl of communism w/o evidence
what is McCarthyism
this diplomat wrote the long telegram arguing the USSR was expansionist
who is george f. kennan
these hollywood writers were blacklisted for refusing to testify before HUAC
who are the hollywood ten
this rivalry btw the US and Su included dev of powerful nuclear weapons
what is the atomic arms race
these southern democrats supported segregation and broke from the dem party
who are the dixiecrats
these 2 ppl were executed for allegedly spying for the SU
who are julius and ethel rosenberg
this international organization was created in 1945 to promote peace
what is the UN
this senator became famous for accusing ppl of being communist w/o proof
bonus: what term is associated with this senator
who is joseph mccarthy
what is mcCarthyism
this idea claimed western europe needed uS protection from soviet expansion
what is containment in europe
this movement gained momentum partly bc ww2 exposed racial hypocrisy in the US
what is the civil rights movement
this group of writers refused to testify before HUAC and were punished
who are the hollywood ten