WWII
Who are the Allied Powers?
US, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
Which part of Korea was communist?
N. Korea
What was the Red Scare?
A fear of communism in the US
Which two countries were the main ones struggling against one another during the Cold War?
Soviet Union and the US
Who was the president of the US during the Great Depression and WWII?
FDR
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What part of Korea was resisting communism?
S. Korea
Why were Americans so concerned with individual communists being in America?
The intense rivalry between the two superpowers raised concerns in the United States that communists and leftist sympathizers inside America might actively work as Soviet spies and pose a threat to the U.S., along with the American way of life. As apprehension about Soviet influence grew during the Cold War, U.S. leaders decided to act.
What two pacts/alliances divided Europe?
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Who was the president of the US at the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War?
Truman
Before joining the war, how did the US support the Allied Powers?
The Lend-Lease Act
How did the war end?
Stalemate
Who was the U.S. Senator who accused many of being communist and led some investigations?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
What was the Truman Doctrine?
That the US would intervene to help protect other countries from communism.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Stalin
What caused the US to join the war?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Kim Il-Sung was the communist dictator of which part of Korea?
N. Korea
What was the name of the group of Hollywood actors and playwrights who refused to testify?
The Hollywood 10
Who started the Berlin Blockade?
Stalin
Who was the communist leader of China?
Mao Zedong
What country did Hitler invade first?
Poland
Which side of the war did the UN and the US join?
S. Korea
What was the HUAC?
The group in charge of investigations into government employees and films that may be communist related.
How was Germany and Berlin divided during the Cold War?
West Germany/West Berlin- US, Great Britain, France
East Germany/East Berlin- Soviet Union
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of the Cold War?