Berlin Wall
In what year was the Berlin Wall taken down?
1989
What was Ethel Rosenberg's maiden name?
Greenglass
How many Communists did Senator Joseph McCarthy successfully convict?
o
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for what?
Containment
Name the dividing line between North and South Korea.
38th Parrallel
How many miles did the wall stretch between East Berlin and West Berlin?
28 Miles
How did Julius Rosenberg get into the espionage game?
He was a member of the Communist Youth League
How did Joseph McCarthy create a media frenzy and begin his witch hunt?
By saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department
What did the Truman Doctrine resulted in?
A pledge to fight Communism.
Who won the Korean War?
No one!
Out of the 100,000 people who attempted to escape the wall, how many actually succeeded?
10,000
What were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg charged with?
Passing atomic secrets to the Soviets
When did popular support for Joseph McCarthy begin to fade?
When millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army.
What was the 1946 Truman Doctrine a response to
British aid to Greece
Why did the Korean War start?
North Korea wanted to unify all of Korea.
What was the most famous border crossing known as?
Checkpoint Charlie
In what U.S. prison were the Rosenbergs executed?
Sing Sing
Joseph McCarthy was a Republican Senator from which U.S. State?
Wisconsin
The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide _____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.
Money
Who led the UN forces during the Korean War?
General Douglas MacArthur
For what purpose was the Berlin Wall built?
To prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
What reason was given for why the Rosenbergs were the only members executed of the charged group of spies?
They refused to confess
What branch of the military did McCarthy say contained less than 1% of Communist?
Army
Who said "It is the policy of the United States to aid free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures."
Truman
Why is the Korean War called the Forgotten War?
The war didn't technically end.