| A | B |
|---|
| An indirect conflict that existed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union? | Cold War |
| How long did the cold war with the Soviet Union last? | 4 decades |
| How did many Americans soon view the soviets after the war? | hatred |
| What event showed that the US distrusted the Soviet Union? | United States excluded them from the Manhattan Project |
| A government that holds absolute control over the lives of the citizens? | Totalitarian dictatorship |
| Battlefront of the cold war that divided the capitalist west from the communist east? | Iron Curtain |
| This individual led the communist takeover in China? | Mao Zedong |
| This individual overthew the government of cuba and established a dictatorship? | Fidel Castro |
| Nations that were controlled politically and econoically by the Soviet Union were called? | Satellite Nations |
| The line of latitude that separated North and South Vietnam? | 17th Parallel |
| Line of Latitude that separated North and South Korea? | 38th Parallel |
| This was a method if getting supplies to West Berlin? | Berlin Airlift |
| This was an attempt by the government to stop the spread of communism? | Containment |
| This was a theory that suggested if one country in SE Asia fell to communism, other nations would soon follow? | Domino Theory |
| This individual was a Chinese Nationalist who the U.S. supported? | Chiang Kai Shek |
| What was the purpose of HUAC? | Investigate the movie industry for communist activity |
| This was a pledge to all European nations including the Soviet Union? | Marshall Plan |
| A pledge of $13 billion to Turkey and Greece? | Truman Doctrine |
| This piece of legislation called for the U.S. to triple or quadruple its defense budget? | NSC-68 |
| This was an organization that consisted of 12 nations who vowed to come to the aid of a member country who was being atacked? | NATO |
| This was region in SE Asia in which the Japanese controlled druing WWII. | Indochina |
| The leader of the communist party who was fighting for independence from France? | Ho Chi Minh |
| What limited the effectiveness of the United Nations? | the veto power |
| Why did the Soviets start the Berlin Blockade? | Because France, Britain, & U.S. formed West Germany |
| What event led to the passage of NSC-68? | Nuclear explosion in the Soviet Union |
| What lasting impact did Joseph McCarthy have on the citizens of U.S.? | Fear of Communism |
| What was the overall purpose of the Federal Employee Loyalty Program created by Truman? | To stop communism with the federal government |
| Why did the U.S.get involved in the Middle East? | O-I-L |
| What interest did we have in Latin America? | Economic or business interest |
| Who did the U.S. support during the vietnam war? | French |
| Why MacArthur fired as leader of the UN forces in Korea? | Criticized Truman |
| What did the Rosenber's and Alger Hiss have in common? | Both were accused of espionage |
