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36 Cards in this Set
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What 2 nations were fully involved in Cold War? |
US/ USSR |
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How did US/USSR differ in controlling economic activity? |
US- Private Control USSR- Govt Control |
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Which WWII ally was originally friends with Hitler? |
Stalin |
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What is the UN? |
United Nations --> Peace Keep Agency |
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1st US President in the Cold War? |
Truman |
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Who broke his word in the Potsdam Conference? |
Stalin |
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Who said communism and capitalism were incompatible? |
Stalin |
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What was the US containment policy? |
stop spread of communism |
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Who coined term "Iron Curtain?" |
Churchill |
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What was the Truman Doctrine? |
Give aid to countries fighting communism |
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What 2 countries received T.D. aid 1st? |
Greece/Turkey |
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What 4 countries divided germany after WWII? |
England/ France / US/ USSR |
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How did East and West Germany form? |
3 merged/ USSR did not |
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What does NATO stand for |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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Why was NATO formed? |
To stop USSR communist Agression |
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Who led Chinese National Gov? |
Chiang Kai Shek |
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Who was chinese communist? |
Mao Zedong |
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Where did Chiang flee to? |
Taiwan |
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What is the name of communist China? |
Peoples republic of China |
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Between N & S Korea, which is communist and which isn't? |
N= Communist S= Democrat |
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What conflict between Truman/McArthur With Korea? |
Drop nuclear bomb |
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How many Americans were communist members during WWII? |
100,000 |
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What did the loyalty review board do? |
Find disloyal govt emploees |
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What is HUAC and what did it do? |
House Un-American Activities Committee/ Find communist activites |
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What was blacklisting? |
thought communist- denied work, career ruined |
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Name 2 groups (individuals) who spied for S.U.? |
Hiss/ Rosenbergs |
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What was the 1st from rosenberg case? |
1st US civilians executed |
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Name of senator who launched a witchhunt |
McCarthy |
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What is brinkmanship? |
go to edge of All out war |
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What branch of US/USSR military grew during Cold War? |
Air force |
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What is CIA? |
Central Intelligence Agency |
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What is Warshaw pact? |
Like NATO |
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who was involved in warshaw pact? |
USSR, 7 Eastern European Nations |
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Who rejected the Geneva Summit? |
USSR |
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What was the Eisenhower Doctrine? |
US defends middle east from communist |
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Who was 1st in space? |
USSR- Sputnik |
