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Korean War
Systems
100
This is group is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
What is HUAC
100
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Restrict the spread of communism.
100
American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when this happen.
The Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb.
100
Who was the commander of the U.S. forces in Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
100
Private citizens control economic activity
What is a capitalist system.
200
The Soviet Union set up this in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
What is the Berlin Airlift
200
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to what?
The efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
200
At various times this person claimed to have personal knowledge of Communists working in the State Department.
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy.
200
What countries supported North Korea in the Korean War?
China and the Soviet Union
200
Government controls all property.
What is communism
300
Who was the leader of the nation that developed the first hydrogen bomb?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
Why was an airlift necessary to overcome the Soviet blockade of Berlin?
Berlin was located in the center of East Germany.
300
Who decided not to cooperate with the investigation into whether the American film industry had been influenced by Communists?
The Hollywood Ten
300
Who was winning the Korean War before China got involved.
South Korea
300
The leader of the Soviets after Stalin.
Who is Nikita Kruschev
400
This policy was intended to defend the Middle East if attacked by any communist country.
What is Eisenhower Doctrine
400
This doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in the Middle East.
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine.
400
This person could only be charged with perjury, not espionage, because too many years had passed since the spying had taken place.
Alger Hiss
400
This person was the leader of the Communists in China.
Mao Zedong
400
How did the perceived stalemate of the Korean War affect U.S. domestic policy?
Fear of communist aggression increased, leading to anti-communist hysteria.
500
This U-2 pilot was convicted of espionage after his plane was shot down and he was forced to parachute into Soviet-controlled territory.
Who is Francis Gary Powers
500
The Soviet Union created this to ally themselves with their satellite nations.
What is the Warsaw Pact.
500
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee
500
What is the significance of the 38th parallel?
The dividing line between North and South Korea.
500
How did the U-2 incidenct effect relations between the US and SU?
Tensions grew between the two countries