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Cold War Slides 1-8

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What was the imaginary division between the Democratic West and the Communist East?Iron Curtain
Which Allied nation was first to reach Germany and take control of Berlin?the Soviet Union (Russia)
What was a result of World War II that the US feared for several decades?Communism spread to Eastern Europe and Asia
How did John Marshall believe that the US could prevent the spread of Communism?by helping war torn areas rebuild their government and economy
What was the name of Truman's policy for stopping the spread of Communism?Containment
What was the name of the alliance of democratic nations surrounding the Atlantic called?North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What was the primary goal of NATO?To come to each other aid in time of a Communist attack
The continued toppling of nations in Southeast Asia by Communist factions is referred to by the US government as what?the domino effect
Truman fired MacArthur for his public disregard of presidential orders during what event?Korean War
During the 1920 and again after 1945, the US government began a campaign against Communist supporters known as what?the Red Scare
What American couple was arrested, tried, and executed for selling information on the atomic bomb to the Soviets?the Rosenbergs
What happens to the FBI as a result of the establishment of the House Un-American Activities Committee?it expands its power
Who was the director of the FBI for about four decades?J. Edgar Hoover
What name was given to the eastern European nations the fell to the Soviet Union?satellite nations
What name was give to the period of hostility between the US and the Soviet Union from 1946-1990?the Cold War
What three leaders had made decisions for the reestablishment of European countries at the end of WWII?Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
How did Truman find out about the expansion of Soviet power in eastern Europe?George Kennan's Long Telegram
Where was the dividing line of Communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea38th parallel
What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?to prevent the spread of Communism in Euope
Germany had to pay reparations at the end of WWII. How was this different from WWI?they could give up machinery and technology in the place of money



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