Cold War

Question 1

Mao Zedong

Answer 1

The leader of the people’s republic of China

Question 2

38th Parallel

Answer 2

After the war the Allies divided Korea at the 38th Parallel

Question 3

Joseph McCarthy

Answer 3

Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin who accused many people of being communists

Question 4

Hydrogen Bomb

Answer 4

A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in WWII

Question 5

Arms Race

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In what became the first nuclear arms race both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons

Question 6

Sputnik

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The worlds first artificial satellite

Question 7

Brinkmanship

Answer 7

A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism

Question 8

Yalta Conference

Answer 8

At the Yalta Conference the three leaders made important decisions about the future of European Governments

Question 9

Nuremberg Trials

Answer 9

In November 1945 the tribunal put high-ranking Nazis on trial in the German City of Nuremberg in what became known as the Nuremberg Trials

Question 10

United Nations

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An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts

Question 11

Cold War

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It came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 12

Containment

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Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

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Truman Doctrine

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This Policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism

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Marshall Plan

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Western Europe Received more than $13 billion in US loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952

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NATO

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United States joined nine Western European countries along with Iceland and Canada to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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GI Bill of Rights

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The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act or GI Bill of Rights offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses farms and businesses

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Fair Deal

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A higher minimum wage the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly

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Baby Boom

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A significant increase of the number of babies born

Question 19

Potsdam Conference

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Germany and the city of Berlin would be divided into four zones Britain, France, The United States, and The Soviet Union would each control one zone

Question 20

Sun Belt

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Southern and Western states that offered a warm climate year-round and low tax rates

Question 21

Urban Renewal

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Program to improve life in cities

Question 22

Beats

Answer 22

Young People known as beatniks or beats criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior