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This divided Germany in half
What is the Berlin Wall
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Who was the President during to Korean War ?
What is Truman
100
following WWII, the US Army “occupied” ______ and ran it for nearly 7 years
What is Japan
200
12 member nations, led by the US, agreed to support one another in a military alliance.
What is NATO
200
Leader of the Communist Party in China?
What is Mao
200
a race between 2 “super powers” (U.S. vs. U.S.S.R.) to gather bigger, better and more weapons
What is Arms Race
200
Who was the leader of the USSR during the early years of the cold war ?
Who is Stalin
200
Soviet satellite sent into space in 1957 – caused an uproar in the US – the government spent millions of dollars to increase education in sciences and math
What is Sputnik
300
Communists tried to force the allies out of Berlin, East Germany. They cut off all supply routes into Berlin. The allies flew in supplies for almost a year. The Communists finally ended the blockade.
What is the Berlin Airlift
300
A sensational and controversial trial, accusing Julius and Ethel ______of transferring secrets about the atomic bomb program to communists
What is Rosenbergs
300
Senator that made a name for himself by starting a sensational series of hearings to search out and identify possible communists in the government
What is Joe Mccarthy
300
"The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the neccesary art. If you cannot master it, youinevitably get into war. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink , you are lost. " Quote from Secretary of State John Dulles
What is Brinkmanship
300
Policy of making the military power of the U.S. and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare to attack.
What is deterrence
400
The Allied leaders (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) met to discuss the end of the war and what post-war Europe would look like
What is Yalta Conference
400
This line had descended over the center of Europe, dividing the communist East from the free West
What is Iron Curtian
400
Who was the General during the Korean War?
What is Macarthur
400
US spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union – its pilot was captured. This was a huge embarrassment for the US that escalated tensions and mistrust between the two superpowers. What kind of plane was this?
What is U2
400
Established in the late 1930’s to investigate communist subversion in America
What is HUAC
500
In the final days of the war (Truman instead of Roosevelt) Divided up Germany,giving each of the 4 major allies a zone to run (Berlin too)
What is Potsdam Conference
500
A State department official that was accused of passing classified documents on to a communist.
What is Alger Hiss
500
How many U.S. Deaths in the Korean War
What is 54,000
500
Countries subject to the Soviet domination, on the western borders of teh Soviet Union that would serve as buffer zone against attacks.
What is Satellite Nations
500
What President is elected after Truman
What is Esienhower