Origin of the Cold War
What is NATO?
A defensive military alliance of western nations
Which Korea did the Soviet Union support?
North Korea
What is HUAC and what did they do?
The House Un-American Committee tasked with investing suspected communists in the United States
What if flexible response?
Using conventional weapons to stop the spread of communism
What powers a hydrogen bomb?
A fusion reaction
What is containment?
Keeping communism where it was and not allowing it to spread to other places
What is the demilitarized zone (DMZ)?
an area which cannot be occupied or used for military purposes by any party to the conflict
How did Americans start to view each other during the Cold War?
What triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet's building nuclear missile bases on Cuba
When did the Soviet Union dissolve?
1991
What were three issues that led to problems between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Democracy vs. totalitarianism, capitalism vs. communism, Stalin had been an ally of Hitler, America took a long time to open a second front in Europe, and Stalin refused to allow democratic elections in Eastern Europe
Why was McArthur fired by Truman?
Publically disagreeing with Truman and going behind his back to the press and Republican senators
What industry was targeted by the blacklist?
Hollywood and the film industry
What was the attempt by American trained Cuban exiles to overthrow the Castro government called?
The Bay of Pigs
What is détente?
The easing of strained relationships between the Soviet Union and the United States
Which two countries were given economic and military aid which eventually became known as the Truman Doctrine?
Greece and Turkey
What aid did the Soviet Union secretly supply?
Jet fighters and fighter pilots
What was the constitutional problem with the investigations done by Hoover?
People were not allowed to see the evidence against them
What are three ways the Soviet Union and the United States tried to reduce tensions?
Hotline, Limited Testing Ban, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
What is a criticism of the CIA during the Cold War?
They overthrew democratically elected governments, supported authoritarian governments, and aided in mass killings
What caused the Soviets to blockade Berlin?
What factors led to the nationalists losing the Chinese Civil War?
What were the Rosenbergs the first of?
The first American citizens to be executed for espionage
What economic policies did Castro do that upset the United States?
Took over American and British oil companies and broke up American commercial sugar farms
What was the Jakharta Method?
Mass killing of leftist and suspected leftists in places like Indonesia, Chile, Brazil, and Central America