Cold War Policy
This doctrine's main goal was to stop communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
He was accused by a former Soviet Spy of helping spy for the Soviet Union and was prosecuted by Richard Nixon.
The Soviets cut off all transportation to West Berlin because of US, France, and England were pushing for German reunification.
What is the Berlin Blockade?
The United States supported this group in the Chinese revolution.
Who are the Nationalists?
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
American communists who were convicted and sentenced to death for selling secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
The United States developed this in response to the Soviets exploding an atomic bomb.
This person was the leader of China when the Chinese revolution started and was backed by the United States. He was forced out when the communists took over.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
This policy described the West's attempt to stop the spread of communism by not allowing it to move to any more countries.
What is containment?
These individuals were held in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
This response by the Soviet Union to West Germany's joining NATO was to create this pact.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This side was winning the Korean War until the Chinese entered the conflict.
Who were the South Koreans?
This policy used by the US was designed to use fear and intimidation tactics to bring countries to the brink of war to make the other side back down.
What is brinkmanship?
This list was created by Hollywood executives that they thought were communists. This ended many careers in Hollywood.
What is the blacklist?
This person headed the Chinese communist revolution and became leader of Communist China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This term by Winston Churchill was meant to describe the separation of nations into the Soviet sphere and the capitalist democracies of the West.
This committee was created to help route out communists in US government.
What is the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?
This Senator claimed communists were taking over the government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This General commanded forces in Korea and was later fired by Truman because of his insistence to attack China who was helping North Korea.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This imaginary line that divides North and South Korea.
What is the 38th Parallel?