25-26 test Flashcards

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What provided military aid for the Allies?

A

Eisenhower doctrine

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1
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Who seceded Stalin in Russia?

A

Krushep

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2
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What was the turning point in the Cold War?

A

U2 incident

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3
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Who was the US general relieved of duty in Korea?

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Mac Aruther

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4
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What was the turning point in the Pacific War?

A

Battle of Midway

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Who was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe?

A

Eisenhower

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6
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Who made propaganda?

A

Office of war information

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7
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What did the federal government make for the Japanese in America?

A

Internment camps

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8
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Where did kamikaze attacks happened and how many of them?

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Okinawa (1,900)

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The German offense into Russia was turned back at the battle for the city of?

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Stalingrad

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10
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In operation torch, Gen. Eisenhower led Allied troops in dislodging German forces from Northern?

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Africa

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The highly successful 99th pursuit squadron comprised of African-American pilots was nicknamed the?

A

Tuskegee airmen

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12
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American General who liberated Paris?

A

Patton

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13
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In which battle did Hitler now surrounded make a last ditch effort to break through Allied forces and recapture Antwerp?

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Battle of the Bulge

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14
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Who ran for FDR’s vice president in the 1944 election?

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Truman

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15
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The federal organization that began to investigate communism in Hollywood in 1947?

A

House un-American activities committee (HUAC)

16
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Senator from Wisconsin who accused members of the State Department and Armed Forces of communist sympathies.

A

Joseph McCarthy

17
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A group of individuals involved with the film industry he refused to answer summons to testify regarding theirs alleged communist affiliations.

A

Hollywood 10

18
Q

Roughly 500 actors, writers, producers, and directors with alleged communist affiliations were put on the blank by Hollywood executives.

A

Blacklisted

19
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Couple executed for their peripheral involvement in a case of Soviet espionage.

A

Rosenbergs

20
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State Department official accused by Whittaker Chambers of spying for the Soviet Union.

A

Alger Hiss

21
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What sent aid to the suffering Western Europe?

A

Marshall plan

13 billion in aid over the first four years

22
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What was declared that “it must be the policy of United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures.”?

A

Truman doctrine

23
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WWII

A

1941-1945

24
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Early Cold War

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1945-1961