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Iron Curtain falls on Europe
Healing the wounds of war
Second Red Scare
Korean War
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What was the Cold War?
What is Era of high tensions and rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviets
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President Truman's plan after his reelection which Congress did not pass?
What is Fair Deal?
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What is McCarthyism?
What is making baseless claims
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What is the NATO?
What is alliance of western Europe and the U.S. against a Soviet attack
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What was the Iron Curtain?
What is divide between East and west Europe
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World Bank?
What is provided loans to help reduce poverty
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Who were Hollywood Ten?
What is actors convicted by Congress of being communists
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What was the 38th parallel?
What is divide between north and south korea
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What was the crisis in Berlin in the late 1940s and how was it resolved?
What is Soviets blocked traffic into West Berlin; British and American airplanes delivered supplies to West Berlin
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baby boom?
What is dramatic rise in birthrates
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Why were fears of communism growing in the late 1940's?
What is Soviets tested atomic weapons and the communist takeover of China
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How did the Korean War end?
What is negotiations led to an end of the fighting in 1953
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How did the U.S. respond to Soviet actions in Europe?
What is Containment-resit Soviet attempts to expand power and influence wherever those attempts occur Truman Doctrine-giving economic aid to nations to help resist communism Marshall Plan-U.S. gave billions to help rebuild Western Europe economy and feed the hungry
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GI Bill?
What is Helped veterans go to college, buy homes, and start businesses
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What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's role in the red scare?
What is scared Americans with claims of communists working in the government.
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What led to the start of the Korean War?
What is North Korean troops invaded South Korea
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What were the causes of the Cold War?
1. Soviet Union: communism and dictatorship United States: capitalism, democracy 2. U.S. developed the atomic bomb 3. Soviets create communist governments in Eastern Europe
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What was life like in America after WW2?
What is the demand for consumer goods and housing spurred the economy
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What were the methods and actions the government took to prevent communism at home?
What is The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated possible radicals; New laws made it a crime to call for overthrow of government and prevented communists from entering the nation.
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What was the situation in Korea before the war started?
What is Korea had been divided into communist north and capitalist south korea