What do communist nations believe in?
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What is the fundamental difference between
communism and capitalism?
2
The origins of the Cold War lay in the disagreement
between the U.S. and the S.U. over postwar arrangements in
what area of the world?
3
“From Stettin in the Baltic or Trieste in the Adriatic, a
has descended across the continent.
What does this „iron curtain‟ symbolize?
4
The containment policy adopted by the Truman
administration assumed that the Soviet Union‟s foreign policy was based on what?
5
This provided economic aid to rebuild war-torn Europe.
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
Name the first 2 countries involved with this…
7
What was NATO? What was the Soviet response?
8
Truman was blamed by some Americans for “losing” what
country to communism?
9
Describe the effects of the fall of China to communism on
Americans.
10
Why is the Rosenberg case during the Red Scare
significant?
11
The Berlin Airlift was in response to what event?
12
Korea was divided along what parallel?
13
What event marked the start of the Korean War in June
1950?
14
Senator Joe McCarthy‟s downfall came when he accused people of what organization of being
communist?
15
What is the difference between democracy and
totalitarianism?
16
Define McCarthyism.
17
In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded the , which prompted the United States to begin the development of the
?
18
Summarize the Arms Race.
19
Define Brinkmanship.
20
Who was Nikita Khruschev?
21
What were the effects of the launching of Sputnik on
American citizens?
22
Describe the U-2 incident.
23
What issue of military strategy led to a disagreement
between general Douglas MacArthur and President
Truman, eventually costing MacArthur his job?
24
What goals did the United States achieve by fighting in
Korea?
What goals did it fail to achieve?
25
What actions of Joseph McCarthy worsened the national hysteria about
communism?
26
Why was the CIA an important part of Eisenhower‟s
adminstration?
27
At the beginning of the Cold War, who was the leader of
the U.S.S.R.?
28
What is ironic about the conclusion of the Korean War?
29
What group is responsible for investigating communism in
the movie industry?
30
Who were the Hollywood 10?
31
What does Blacklisting mean?
32
At the end of World War II, plans were made to form what
international peacekeeping organization?
33
At the end of WWII, what was the relationship with the U.S. and U.S.S.R., and the rest of
the world?
34
Following WWII, why was Europe considered a “breading
ground” for communism?
35
Summarize President Kennedy‟s action in the Cuban
Missile Crisis
36
What was President Kennedy‟s goal in the Bay of Pigs
invasion?
37
Name Game
- Who was George Kennan?- Who was John Foster
Dulles? - Who was Joseph McCarty?
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