Important People
Who was Harry S. Truman ?
He invested in a men's clothing store, that later failed. He also became President.
How did the Korean war start?
North Korean forces went across 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea.
Who is the Hollywood Ten?
The Hollywood Ten was a group of "unfriendly" witnesses called to testify, but refused. They decided not to cooperate because they believed the hearing to be unconstitutional.
As World War two ended, what did the Japanese troops do?
Japanese Troops (north) surrendered to the Soviet. Japanese Troops (south) surrendered to America.
What did Joseph Stalin do?
He was the leader of the Soviet Union.
What day did the Korean war start?
June 25, 1950
What is the blacklist?
A list of people whom they condemned for having a Communists background.
What is the H-Bomb?
Hydrogen bomb that was secretly made and tested by the U.S. and was in tern used on the Japanese Cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
He was a Communist party leader
What is the 38th Parallel?
The forbidden borderline between North Korea and South Korea. If it was crossed, severe actions were taken on the offenders.
What does HUAC mean?
House Un-American Activities Committee
Who are Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
Minor activists in the American Communist Party. That had been sentenced to death after they were found out to be communists spies for the Soviet Union.
What did Alger Hiss do?
He was a spy for the Soviet Union
How did Korea become a divided nation after World War 2?
Due to the proprietary needs of the U.S. and the Soviet Union over Korea, the United States took the Southern part and made it a Republic. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union took the Northern part of Korea and remade it into a Democratic People's Republic.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
How did the U.S. and the Soviet Union start the Arms Race?
With the ability to create the H-bomb, the US and the Soviet used the new tech discovered with the atom bomb to compete with the other to see who could create the thermonuclear weapon.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
A famous Anti-Communist activist senator,and a Republican from Wisconsin
How did Truman and MacArthur differ over strategy in the Korean War?
MacArthur had wanted to attack China with the nuclear weapons the U.S. now held, but in doing so would create WW3 and be MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction. Meanwhile, Truman with the UN and South Korea, used the U.S English Army to advance into China. And by April Seoul was retaken and put into its original state.
When was the United Nations officially established? And what was the purpose of it?
The United Nations was created by 50 different countries to promote world peace on June 26th, 1945. Ironically, the U.S. and the Soviets abused the idea of it to promote their own ideals.
What was the role of the CIA in the Cold War?
The CIA used spies and covert operations to gather intelligence from foreign countries, in order to weaken or over throw said governments.