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Origins of
the Cold
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Cold War Cold War
Heats Up at Home
Living on
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Question 1 - 10
• Name the two economic systems in conflict
during the Cold War
Answer 1 – 10
• Communism and Capitalism
Question 1 - 20
• What descended over Eastern Europe “from
Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic,”
according to Winston Churchill?
Answer 1 – 20
• The Iron Curtain. It represented the division
between Communist countries and the Free
West.
Question 1 - 30
• This policy was contained within an 8,000
word telegram sent by George F. Kennan to
President Truman.
Answer 1 – 30
• Containment. It becomes the basic policy of
the U.S. for stopping the advancement of
Communism around the globe.
Question 1 - 40
• “It must be the policy of the Unites States to
support free peoples who are resisting
attempted subjugation by armed minorities or
by outside pressures.”
Answer 1 – 40
• Truman Doctrine. It was this idea that led to
U.S. support for Greece and Turkey.
As Homer said, “Greece…Turkey…YUM!
Question 1 - 50
• What two organizations did the U.S. join that
effectively end any hopes of isolationistic
tendencies after World War II?
Answer 1 – 50
• The U.N. and NATO.
• We join the United Nations, a peace keeping
organization in 1945 and NATO, a 12 member
defensive alliance system in 1949 after the
Blockade.
Question 2 - 10
• Chiang Kai-shek
Answer 2 – 10
• Leader of the Nationalist forces in the struggle
for power in China.
• He was “our guy in China.”
Question 2 - 20
• Leader of the Communist forces in China.
Answer 2 – 20
• Mao Zedong. He led the Communists to
power in 1949.
Question 2 - 30
• Korea starts here and ends here.
Answer 2 – 30
• 38th Parallel. After 3 years of fighting, the war
ends in a stalemate pretty much where it
started.
Question 2 - 40
• Leader of the UN forces in Japan and Korea.
Answer 2 – 40
• “El Supremo” General Douglas MacArthur
Question 2 - 50
• Why does President Truman fire this man?
Answer 2 – 50
• MacArthur disobeyed direct orders to stop
discussing war with China.
Question 3 - 10
• This group investigated communist influences
in the movie industry.
Answer 3 – 10
• House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC)
Question 3 - 20
• This group refused to cooperate because the
HUAC investigation was unconstitutional.
Answer 3 – 20
• The Hollywood Ten.
Question 3 - 30
• In 1948, he was accused of spying for the
Soviets by Whittaker Chambers. He was jailed
for perjury, not communism.
Answer 3 – 30
• Alger Hiss
Question 3 - 40
• The only two “spies” to executed for
espionage.
Answer 3 – 40
• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Question 3 - 50
• This made it unlawful to plan ay action that
might lead to the establishment of a
totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.
Answer 3 – 50
• McCarron Act. Named for the Nevada Senator
that sponsored it.
• It was vetoed by Truman but overridden by
Congress.
Question 4 - 10
• US response to Soviet explosion of an atomic
bomb.
Answer 4 – 10
• Developed the H-Bomb.
Question 4 - 20
• Soviet response to NATO.
Answer 4 – 20
• Warsaw Pact.
Question 4 - 30
• This doctrine stated that the United States
would defend the Middle East against
Communist aggression.
Answer 4 – 30
• The Eisenhower Doctrine.
Question 4 - 40
• Relying heavily on atomics, this Dulles policy
brought us right to the edge of war.
Answer 4 – 40
• Brinksmanship.
Question 4 - 50
• This groups used spies around the world to
gather information, carry out covert
operations, interfere with foreign
governments to stop communism.
Answer 4 – 50
• The Central Intelligence Agency.
Question 5 - 10
• The first unmanned artificial satellite put into
space.
Answer 5 – 10
• Sputnik. It was shot into space by the Soviet
Union.
Question 5 - 20
• This U-2 “high flier” was shot down over
enemy airspace and created an international
incident.
Answer 5 – 20
• Gary Francis Powers.
• He was spying on the Soviet Union, taking
pictures from his plane.
Question 5 - 30
• This system relies on individual decisions,
where individuals own the means of
production.
Answer 5 – 30
• Capitalism.
• In Communism, the state owns the means of
production and makes the decisions about
what to produce.
Question 5 - 40
• In response to the Brits and French attacking
Egypt, Nasser……
Answer 5 – 40
• Nationalized the Suez Canal. It led to the
Eisenhower Doctrine.
Question 5 - 50
• How does the Soviet lead in the space race
affect you today?
Answer 5 – 50
• You have to take more science and math in
high school.