Cold War Test Flashcards
Latitude line established after WWII that divided N Korea and S Korea
38th parallel
38th parallel divided what two countries
N Korea and S Korea
N Korea was ________
Communist
S Korea was _________
Democratic
Country controlled politically and economically by a powerful nation (Soviet union) during the Cold War
Satellite nations
What are satellite nations
Countries controlled politically and economically by a powerful nation (SU) during the Cold War
Cold War policy of the US intended to keep communism from expanding
Containment
Political theory common during the Cold War that if one country fell to communism, countries near by would also do the same
Domino theory
Document made during the Cold War that suggested tripling the defense budget in an effort to contain communism
NSC 68
Alliance of ten European nations (and the US and Canada) that pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on any member of the nation
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This was responsible for helping free people resist communist influence by giving over $400 million to these two countries
- Truman Doctrine
- Greece and Turkey
Greece and Turkey was able to resist communism because of this
Truman Doctrine
Provided American money to numerous countries with the goal of rebuilding W. European economies and prevent communist influence
Marshall Plan
Who was the Secretary of State during the time of the Cold War
John Dulles
What were Dulles beliefs about communism
Wanted to completely eliminate it
This Secretary of State held Christian belief
Dulles
During the Cold War, America showed sympathy to this middle eastern country
Israel
The project in which the US took 127 rocket scientists from Germany to work on air space travel
Operation paper clip
The name of the first spacecraft to be launched into space
Sputnik
Who launched Sputnik
USSR
Incident in which an American spy plane shot down over the USSR and Eisenhower denied it
U-2 incident
This leader of Russia was angry during the U-2 incident and called America the bad guy
Nikita Khrushchev
People who listened to the election on the radio felt ______ had won, and those who watched on the TV felt _____ had won
- Radio - Nixon
2. TV - JFK
JFK made a call to _________ which may have won him the election
- MLK’s wife
People questioned the strength of JFK after he created a coalition government rather than sending in troops to this country in SE Asia
Laos
Where were anti-castro Cubans trained
Guatemala
Bay of pigs was located in _____
Cuba
Berlin Wall separated
East and West Berlin
When did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall?
August 1961
America had missile sights in ______ aimed at _________ during the Cuban missile crisis
- Turkey
2. Soviets
Joseph McCarthy used to be a _______ from _______
A senator from Wisconsin
This person accused 206 government officials of having communist ties to help him gain fame for the election
Joseph McCarthy
This organization invested suspected communists
HUAC (House on unamerican activities committee)
_________ gained fame while participating in HUAC
Richard Nixon
New deal government official that was convicted of having communist connections and sent to prison
Alger Hiss
Married couple accused of sending top secret evidence to the USSR - put to death
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg
Hollywood 10 started out with ___ members but only ___ refused to testify
- 19
- 10
This was nationally televised for 36 days in 1954
The army-McCarthy hearings
The army-McCarthy hearings were nationally televised for ___ days
36
What did McCarthy realize during his hearings
He had overreached his boundaries taking on the US army
What year was the army-McCarthy hearings
1954
ESSAY: discuss different aspects of American society and the differences that America wanted to promote. Consider at least 4+ examples: gender roles, politics, peoples personalities, youth, schools, role of television / technology, the space race
- Gender roles:
- Schools:
- Space race:
- Technology:
- technology boomed after WWII in America
- increase in population - more cars, better roads, a lot more housing available
- Chang in lifestyle: Americans craved a faster lifestyle - wanted to buy everything that they were denied during the Great Depression
Program started by JFK to promote helping people in third world countries
Peace corps
Program designed to help countries in the Western Hemisphere
Alliance for progress
Who did the work on the civil rights bill of 1964
- passed by Johnson but Kennedy did the work before his death
Bill that Kennedy worked on, but Johnson passed
Civil rights bill of 1964
JFK began to push for this type of education in schools
Physical
_____ pushed for physical education in schools
JFK
JFK’s goal for the space race
Wanted a man on the moon by the end of the decade
When did America put a man on the moon
1969
JFK wanted a man on the moon by
The end of the decade
What day was JFK assassinated
November 22, 1963
Where was JFK assassinated
Dallas, Texas
Who killed JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Where was JFK burried
Arlington national cemetery
Who takes over following the death of JFK
Lyndon baines Johnson
Who was the VP for JFK
Lyndon Baines Johnson
LBJ was the former ________ _________ _________
State majority leader
Increase in birth rate that began in the late 40’s
Baby boom
Leader in suburb development after WWII using mass production techniques
William Levitt
“Baby expert” that encouraged mothers to stay home and not work
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Criticized limited roles for women
Betty Friedan
Wrote feminine mystique
Betty Friedan
This person lost twice to Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson was a senator from
Illinois
How did America respond to Stalin’s isolation of Berlin
Berlin airlift - brought food, water, and supplies
What issue between Truman and MacArthur cost him his job
MacArthur was set on a full-blown war with china and Truman said no; MacArthur talked smack to the press
What was the result of the Korean War
Stalemate
What were the factors behind the post-war’s economic boom
Increased defense spending kept people employed, rebuilt Europe, created strong foreign markets
How did Truman advance the cause of civil rights
De-segregated the military
This person referred to the 80th congress as “do-nothing”
Truman
Why did Truman refer to the 80th congress as the “do-nothing” congress
Congress wouldn’t pass any of his laws
What shift in employment trends had occurred by the mid-1950’s
Where people once had blue collar jobs, they now had white collar jobs instead
How did American American performers influence popular American culture in the 1950’s
Jazz and blues influenced rock and roll
