Chapter 21 Test Review Flashcards
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Helped build up war-torn countries, also helped countries to be able to start buying American goods.
What was the Berlin Blockade?
When the Soviet Union cut of supplies/food to West Berlin because they felt threatened by the Allies.
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact examples of?
Military alliances made for “collective security”.
How did the Korean War start?
North Korea invaded south of the 38th parallel.
Where did General MacArthur choose to attack the North Koreans?
At Inchon
How did the public view MacArthur after Truman fired him?
They still viewed him as a hero.
What did the Korean War lead to?
More military spending in the federal budget.
Khrushchev vs. Stalin
Khrushchev was less cruel and suspicious than Stalin.
Who was executed for passing secrets of nuclear science to the Soviets?
The Rosenbergs
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
A doctrine that stated the U.S. would use Force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism.
Where did Senator McCarthy first announced communist in the State Department?
At a pep rally (his downfall would come at TV hearings).
