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Origins of the Cold War
Cold War Heats Up
Cold War at Home
Two Nations Live on the Edge
Misc.
100
The indirect but hostile conflict between the US and the Soviet Union
What is The Cold War
100
This group forced to retreat to Taiwan
What is the Chinese Nationalists(Kai-Shek is also acceptable)
100
These were unsupported charges of disloyalty without regard for rights; often referred to as 'withhunts'
What is McCarthyism
100
President of the US after Truman
Who was Eisenhower
100
This event led Khrushev to denounce Eisenhower at a summit conference
What is the U-2 incident
200
He signed the nonagression pact w/ Hitler in 1939.
Who was Stalin
200
The 38th parallel separates these two nations.
What is North and South Korea
200
He was charged w/ perjury after being accused of being a spy
What is Alger Hiss
200
The satellite nations were members of this military alliance
What is Warsaw Pact
200
He claimed to have knowledge of communists working the the State department; downfall came after he embarrassed a top Army official on live TV.
Who was Senator Joesph McCarthy
300
The US and the Soviets joined this group as members of the security council after WWII.
What is United Nations
300
He was the leader of the Chinese Communists
What is Mao Zedong
300
This group subpoenaed 41 witnesses from the Hollywood film industry
What is HUAC
300
This group's covert actions helped to topple governments in Iran and Guatemala
What is the CIA
300
He won the hearts of the Chinese Peasants
Who was Mao Zedong
400
The arranged for about $600 in aid to be sent to postwar Turkey and Greece in order to contain the spread of Communism.
What is Truman Plan
400
He led American forces in the Korean War, and believed the war should extend into China
Who was Douglas McArthur
400
This couple was sentenced to death for 'putting the A-bomb in the hands of the Russians.'
Who were the Rosenbergs.
400
A policy that required greater dependence on nuclear weapons and the airplanes that delivered them.
What is Brinkmanship
400
The name given to the first satellite launched into space by the Soviets
What was Sputnik
500
This package was directed "...against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
What is The Marshall Plan
500
Body of water that separates China from North Korea.
What is Yalu River
500
This group decided not to cooperate with the investigation into whether the American Film industry had been influenced by Communists
What is Hollywood Ten
500
He was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage and later returned to the US in exchange for a spy; was shot down in his U-2
Who was Francis Gary Powers
500
This provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviets
What is Berlin Airlift