The Iron Curtain
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
The division between Communist Eastern Europe and the West.
What did Stalin demand control of in 1946?
The straits of the Dardanelles.
Who led the Communist forces in China?
Mao Zedong
What events made the Red Scare stronger in 1949?
The Soviet Union tested an atomic bomb, and China fell to communism.
What industry did HUAC investigate in 1947?
The film industry (Hollywood)
What countries were taken over by pro-Soviet Communist governments?
Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
Why were the Dardanelles important?
They were a vital route from Soviet ports on the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
Why did the Chinese Civil War stop during World War II?
To resist Japanese occupation
Who gave a speech claiming there were Communists in the government?
Joseph McCarthy
Why did HUAC investigate Hollywood?
They thought Communists might use movies to spread their ideas
Why were the countries called "satellite nations"?
They were controlled by the Soviet Union and had to follow its policies.
What did President Truman do to protect Turkey?
He ordered the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt to join the Missouri.
Why did the Nationalists lose the war?
Because of poor military planning and corruption.
What happened when reporters asked McCarthy to show his list?
He said it was on the plane, but the list never appeared.
Who said there were Communists in Hollywood?
Ronald Reagan
Who created the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
Why did Britain stop helping Greece?
It could no longer afford to help because of its weakened postwar economy.
Where did the Nationalists go after they lost?
Formosa (Taiwan).
Who did McCarthy accuse of being incompetent and a tool of Stalin?
Dean Acheson
Who were the "Hollywood Ten"?
Ten screenwriters who refused to testify
What did the Soviet Union do in Eastern Europe after World War II?
They set up Communist governments and controlled those countries.
What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?
To aid those who worked to resist being controlled by others and fight the spread of communism worldwide.
What did the United States do after the Communists took over China?
It kept relations with the Nationalists in Taiwan and used its veto to keep Communist China out of the UN.
Why did many Americans believe McCarthy’s claims?
They were already scared of communism.
What happened to people suspected of being Communists in Hollywood?
They were blacklisted and could not get jobs