Leaders
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the end of WW2/Start of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
The worldwide rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States of America that began after World War II is commonly referred to as the...
Cold War
in which cardinal direction (North, South, East, West) did the communists reside in Korea?
North
What was the number one goal of American foreign policy during the 1950's and 1960's?
to keep communism from spreading
What U.S. senator publicly accused members of the U.S. Government of being communists?
Joe McCarthy
Whop was the US President at the beginning of the Cold War?
(Hint: He took over after FDR died)
Harry S. Truman
_____________ was a U.S. policy of keeping communism where it already was and not letting it spread.
Containment
In which cardinal direction (North, South, East, West) did the democratic/capitalists reside?
South
Plan to contain communism with money and supplies (Truman)
Marshall Plan
What was it called when the Soviets and Americans competed over building atomic/nuclear weapons?
Arms Race
What leader of Great Britain coined the term, "Iron Curtain" to describe the divide between democracy (capitalism) and communism in Europe after WW2?
Winston Churchill
areas of extremely high tension and even American troop deployment in order to contain communism
Hot Spot
Which country entered the war on the side of the communists?
China
What policy (named after a U.S. president) was adopted to contain communist expansion and support democracy and capitalism around the world?
Truman Doctrine
What activity did American Students have to to practice in case of nuclear/atomic war?
"Duck and Cover" drills
President of the United States who won the election during the Korean war in 1952 by a landslide and was a the former Supreme commander of Allied troops during WW2
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike)
The _____ Scare is a term that refers to the widespread fear and paranoia that communist were trying to take over the world and destroy America from within during the late 1940s and early 50s.
Red Scare
President Eisenhower threatened to do what against the communists during the Korean War?
Use atomic weapons
Berlin Airlifts
Which TWO countries had successful communist revolutions that showed the American public that the policy of containment was failing?
(Hint: Their leaders were Mao Zedong and Fidel Castro)
China; Cuba
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin died?
Nikita Khrushchev
Fear mongering, or using fear to manipulate people by using sensationalized false claims is often referred to as __________ named after the senator who used the Red Scare to gain power.
McCarthyism
After reaching an armistice (cease fire) in 1953, on which landmark did the did they decide to separate communist north Korea and free market South Korea that still serves as the boarder today?
38th parallel
What American group did president Eisenhower turn into an espionage (spy) agency?
C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency)
What family was accused, arrested, and executed for being communist/Soviet spies in the United States?
Rosenberg's