Players
Led the Chinese... communists to power
Mao Zedong
It was put up soon after the conclusion of World War II.. It seperated Eastern Europe/Asia from Western Europe
The Iron Curtain
This was created to investigate organizations and citizens suspected of being a Communist in the United States..
HUAC
House of Unamerican Activities Committee
Temporary stop to fighting by agreement by both sides ... not a cease-fire, not an treaty ...its called an...
Armistice
In an attempt to contain communism, the United States had issues with these 3 non-soviet countries..
list them please
1. Korea
2. Cuba
3. Vietnam
Led the SOVIET UNION ( USSR ) after Stalin..
Nikita Khrushev
What was the 38th parallel?
It seperated Korea during and after the Korean War
The Truman Doctrine, stated very clearly.. the United States would do everything in its power to confront _____________________ by way of ______________________.
COMMUNISM by way of CONTAINMENT
He was an American pilot shot down in the U-2 spy incident...
Francis Gary Powers
What is the term that sums up the official outcome of the Korean War?
STALEMATE
Spread propaganda of Communists planted in our government, hollywood and society
Joseph McCarthy
It was the first functioning satellite in space
Sputnik
This supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe and assisted in the rebuilding of Western Europe Countries
THE MARSHALL PLAN
Fill in the blanks Stalin then ________________.
Truman then _________, then ____________
Khrushev
Eisenhower, then Kennedy
What were three issues that led to hard feelings between the Soviet Union and the United States?
1. Political and Economical differences ( Democracy vs Communism )
2. US didn't enter the war quick enough
3. the secret kept about the Atomic Bomb (creation of and using it )
US President who was in office at conclusion of Korean War
Dwight D. Eiswnhower
After the Soviets barricaded the German capital, the allied forces used this to alleviate the problems within the city..
Berlin Airlift
This was installed in the White House's oval office at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis...
THE HOT LINE between the US president and the leader of USSR, Soviet Union.. in order to communicate and avoid any future possible nuclear war
Why did McCarthyism succeed at first and then fall out of favor?
IT GOT TIRING!! NO EVIDENCE !!!
What event officially ended the COLD WAR ?
The elimination of the BERLIN WALL.
An attempt to eliminate this leader was the cause of the Bay of Pigs..
Fidel Castro
What was the difference between the Warsaw Pact and the United Nations.
The Warsaw Pact were a group of Communist countries binding together, while the UN was a group of "free" countries binding together to form an allegiance
Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war..
Brinkmanship
What was the purpose of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) of putting nuclear warheads on the island of Cuba in 1961?
To support the communist regime led by Fidel Castro and scare the United States into a war
What issue between General Douglas MacArthur and President Truman later cost MacArthur his job??
A US General fired? FOR WHAT ???
Truman wanted a limited US role in Korea, whereas MacArthur wanted to bomb and invade China.