Origins of the War
What is the name of the U.S. military alliance formed in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat and enforce containment?
NATO
Define Containment
The USA would work politically, economically and militarily to prevent the spread of Soviet communism in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
What is the Red Scare?
This term describes the fear of communism spreading in the United States during the Cold War.
Which of the following is true in regards to Capitalism?
A. Elected officials control economic activity
B. The State controls economic activity
C. Private citizens control economic activity
D. The government controls economic activity
Private citizens control economic activity
What is this quote by JFK referring to?
"Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us."
Nuclear Weapons
The main purpose of the ______________________________ was for the United States to provide economic assistance ($13 Billion) to countries in Europe to help get them back on their feet and as a way to prevent the spread of Communism to Western Europe.
Marshall Plan
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
U.S. senator who led a series of investigations and accusations against suspected communists in the government.
Which of the following WAS NOT the main purpose for the creation of the Interstate Highway System.
A. Quick evacuation of the population in case of a nuclear attack
B. To allow families to travel between states
C. Facilitate the U.S. trucking industry
D. To move military equipment (such as tanks) quickly through out the country in case of an invasion from Russia or China
To allow families to travel between states
Define the Iron Curtain and what it symbolized
Imaginary dividing line which separated the democratic West from the Communist Eastern Bloc of Europe.
When the Soviet Union successfully tested the Atomic Bomb, what did the United States do in response?
Intensify efforts to build the Hydrogen Bomb
This war (1950-1953) was fought in East Asia as part of the U.S. policy of containment, aiming to stop communism from spreading.
Korean War
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
A government body that held hearings to investigate suspected communist influence in Hollywood and other industries.
The U.S. used this strategy to prevent West Berlin from falling to communism after the Soviet Union blocked access to the city in 1948.
Berlin Airlift
The Smith Act of 1940 was primarily used during the Red Scare to:
A) Prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling to communist countries
B) Require all government employees to take a loyalty oath
C) Make it illegal to advocate for the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
D) Establish the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
C) Make it illegal to advocate for the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
Based on what you know about the outcome of the Chinese Civil War, was the U.S. policy of containment successful?
No
Alger Hiss was a U.S. government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy. What was he ultimately convicted of?
A) Espionage
B) Treason
C) Perjury
D) Conspiracy to commit espionage
C) Perjury