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Unit 9 Cold War

AB
Which political leader led efforts to expose communist influence in American government and society during the Red Scare?Senator Joseph McCarthy
U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey during the Cold War was a result of which anti-communist policy?Truman Doctrine
Who became the president of the United States after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945?Harry Truman
Which act provided low-cost home loans and free college tuition to World War II veterans?the G.I. bill
What term is used to describe the large generation of Americans born in the decade after World War II?Baby boomers
What international organization was established after World War II to maintain world peace?United Nations
Which war-time conference resulted in the Allied occupation of Germany and Berlin that led to the Cold War?Yalta
What was the long period of confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union called after World War II?the Cold War
Which plan was developed to provide aid for rebuilding Europe after World War II?the Marshall plan
What strategy was used by the Truman administration to stop the spread of communism?containment
What was the Truman administration's goal in the Korean War?containment
What was President Eisenhower's strategy for containment of communism?brinkmanship
Which incident damaged President Eisenhower's opportunity to improve U.S. relations with the Soviet Union?U-2 incident
Which event damaged the Kennedy administration's attempt to contain communism during the Cold War?Bay of Pigs
Which event nearly resulted in the Kennedy administration's use of force against the Soviet Union during the Cold War?Cuban Missile Crisis
What symbolized Soviet communist control in Berlin during the Cold War?Berlin Wall
Which conflict was an example of a UN police action to contain communism?Korean War
What international alliance was created during the Cold War to defend western Europe against Soviet aggression?N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the result of the investigations done by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) during the Red Scare?Hollywood blacklists
What event resulted in new legislation to improve science and math education for national defense during the Cold War?Sputnik


Social Studies Teacher
Grimsley High School
NC

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