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What was the political and military alliance established on May 14, 1955 between the USSR and several Eastern European countries called?
Warsaw Pact
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
Where is the United Nations Headquarters located?
Manhattan, NY
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To prevent the spread of communism.
What baseball team was renamed the "Red legs“ because of them being potentially linked to the Communist party?
Cincinnati Reds
What was the name of the scandal that pressured the president to resign?
Watergate Scandal
Who served as the President of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969?
Ho Chi Minh
What is the Central organ of the United Nations called?
General Assembly.
What country was the first to detonate an Atomic Bomb?
The U.S.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into outer space by USSR called?
What gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the right to expand the war effort?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What President helps create two government run healthcare programs called Medicare and Medicaid?
LBJ
How many members did NATO have when it was formed?
12
What caused the United States to lead a United Nations military force into Korea?
Communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
What theory suggests that a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist government in neighboring states/countries?
Domino Effect
Who was the director of the FBI until his death serving almost 50yrs?
J. Edgar Hoover
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was the political and ideological boundary that divided Europe into Communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe during the Cold War, symbolizing the Soviet Union's efforts to isolate itself and its allies?
The Iron Curtain.
What American couple were caught spying for the Soviet Union and executed?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What term talks about making accusations of subversion and treason, especially when related to communism and socialism?
McCarthyism
What was the name of the American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace?
Major Rudolph Anderson
What does OPEC do?
They control the oil supply for its members
What were the 4 effects of McCarthyism?
•Millions of Americans were forced to take loyalty oaths.
•Labor unions declined.
•Many people become afraid to speak out on public issues.
•Anti-communism continues to drive foreign policy.
What 5 star General was in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War?
Gen. Douglas MacArthur