Important people
Who is Harry S. Truman?
He was the President of the US during the cold war.
How did the Korean war start?
North Korean forces swept across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea.
What is the Blacklist?
A list of people whom they condemned for having a Communist background.
Who are Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
Minor Activists in the American Communist party and sentenced to death because they were spies from the Soviet Union.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
He was the leader of the Soviet Union.
When did the Korean war start?
June 26,1950
Who is the Hollywood Ten?
They were ten ¨unfriendly¨ witnesses called to testify but refused. They did not cooperate because they believed that the hearings were unconstitutional.
What is the H-bomb?
Hydrogen bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.
Who is Chiang Kai-Shek?
He was a Communist Party Leader.
What is the 38th Parallel?
The boarder between North and South Korea.
What does HUAC mean?
House Un-American Activities Committee
How did the United States and the Soviet Union start the arms race?
With the ability to create the H-bomb the US and the Soviets used the new tech Discovered with the atom bomb to compete with the other to see who could create the thermonuclear weapon first.
Who is Alger Hiss?
A spy for the Soviet Union.
How did Korea become a divided nation after World War Two?
The United States took South and the Soviets took the North.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Leader
What was the role of the CIA in the Cold War?
The CIA used spies and covert operations to gather intelligence of foreign countries in oder to weaken or overthrow said countries.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
A famous Anti-Communist activists.
How did Truman And MacArthur differ over Strategies in the Korean War?
Truman Wanted to end the war as Quickly as possible and stop the fighting while MacArthur wanted to continue the fighting and invade China.
What happened to Hollywood Ten?
They went to prison because they refused to answer questions.
As World War Two ended, what did the Japanese troops do?
Japanese troops from the North surrendered to the Soviets and the Japanese troops from the South surrendered to the Americans.