| A | B |
| 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 Korea | 38th 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 |