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Where were the war-crimes trials
held which argued that each person
is responsible for his own action?
Nuremberg Trials
What was one of the four
charges against the men tried
at Nuremberg?
Conspiracy, Crimes Against Peace,
War Crimes, Crimes Against
Humanity
What government philosophy
was viewed as the greatest
danger to the U.S. after WW
II?
Communism
What was the name of U.S.
foreign policy in the Cold War
period toward communism
which meant that the U.S.
was trying to hold it back?
Containment
At which conference did Stalin
break his promise to give free
elections in Eastern Europe after
the war?
Potsdam Conference
The U.S. wrote a constitution
for what former Asian enemy
in 1947?
Japan
It was the major treaty
alliance between the U.S. and
Western Europe.
NATO
Who coined the term “iron
curtain?”
Winston Churchill
What was the alliance
between the Soviet Union and
her Eastern European allies?
Warsaw Pact
In 1947, President Truman
was concerned about the
expansion of communism into
which two countries?
Greece & Turkey
The U.S. agreed to “help free
peoples resisting communist
aggression.”
Truman Doctrine
The U.S. gave billions of
dollars to help rebuild Western
Europe.
Marshall Plan
The Soviet Union and U.S. had
a major showdown over this
city in the 1940s.
Berlin
The Berlin Blockade lasted
about how long?
11 months (just under a
year)
How did the U.S. get food into
the citizens of Berlin during
the blockade?
An airlift
Who was the Nationalist
leader of China during the
1940s?
Chiang Kai Shek
The supporters of Chiang Kai
Shek were forced to flee to
which island in 1949?
Formosa (Taiwan)
What communist leader took
over China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
During the late 1940s and
early 1950s, what happened
to the amount of money being
spent on defense?
It increased
Term generally used for a
hysterical witch hunt--in this
case the search for
communists.
McCarthyism
It was commonly known as
HUAC.
The House Committee on
Un-American Activities
HUAC was looking for
communists in what industry?
Movies
They were executed for given
atomic secrets to the Soviets.
The Rosenbergs
What was the name given to
the first directors and writers
who appeared before HUAC
and were jailed for contempt
of Congress?
Hollywood Ten
What was the dividing line
between North and South
Korea?
38th Parallel
What action began the
Korean War?
North invaded the South
How did Truman characterize
the Korean War?
As a police action
What percentage of UN
troops in the Korean War
were US troops?
90%
Besides North Korea, what
other nation’s troops fought
against U.N. and South
Korean troops?
China
Who was the target of
President Truman’s anger
and ultimately was fired
during the Korean War?
General MacArthur
Who was the Secretary of
State under President
Eisenhower and author of
Brinkmanship?
John Foster Dulles
What was the name given to
the policy of threatening
nuclear war against the
Soviets?
Brinkmanship
The Eisenhower Doctrine was
applied to which region of the
world?
Middle East
In which Middle Eastern
country did the CIA engineer
a covert action that resulted
in a new prime minister?
Iran
In what Central American
nation did the U.S. engineer a
coup to oust a communist
leaning dictator?
Guatemala
Who was Gamal Abdel
Nasser?
President of Egypt
What important waterway
was taken over by Egypt in
1956, almost leading to war?
The Suez Canal
What nation was established
in 1948, much to the dismay
of her Arab neighbors?
Israel
Which two European nations
threatened war with Egypt
because of her takeover of
the Suez?
Britain and France
Which Eastern European nation had a
counter-revolution against the Soviet
Union in 1956 that ended in defeat?
Hungary
What event convinced
Americans that the U.S. had
lost her technological edge to
the Soviet Union?
The launching of Sputnik
Which Soviet leader followed
Stalin and threatened the U.S.
with the line, “We will bury
you?”
Khrushchev
Where was the site of the
amphibious landing by
General MacArthur during the
Korean War?
Inchon
What was the name given to
being denied a job because
one was suspected of
communist activity or
sympathy?
Blacklisting
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Explain why there was a fear
of Communist influence in the
United States in the late
1940s and 1950s. Discuss the
ways in which it was
manifested
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Explain the significance of THREE of the
following to BOTH the United States
and the Soviet Union:
- The Marshall Plan
- The Berlin Airlift
- The fall of China
- The Korean war
- Successful launch of Sputnik