Events Of The 1950s

Question 1

Truman doctrine

Answer 1

US policy to contain communism anounced 1947

Question 2

Domino theory

Answer 2

Belief if one country becomes communist neighbours will follow

Question 3

Korean War

Answer 3

Conflict between north and South Korea in 1950-53

Question 4

The dividing line between north and South Korea

Answer 4

38th parallel

Question 5

Armistic

Answer 5

Formal agreement to stop fighting

Question 6

Arms race

Answer 6

USA vs USSR to build most powerful nuclear weapons

Question 7

Hydrogen bomb

Answer 7

Nuclear weapons more destructive than atomic bomb

Question 8

NATO

Answer 8

Military alliance formed in 1949 between USA and Eastern Europe to counter soviet threat

Question 9

Eisenhower

Answer 9

US president 1953-61, focused on reducing Cold War tension while keeping containment

Question 10

Khrushchev

Answer 10

Soviet leader who promoted de-stalinization and peaceful co-existence

Question 11

Hungarian uprising

Answer 11

1956 revolt in Hungary against soviet control, crushed by ussr

Question 12

Leader of Hungarian uprising later executed

Answer 12

Imre Nagy

Question 13

Satellite state

Answer 13

Country under heavy political and economic influence of usssr

Question 14

Brinkmanship

Answer 14

Willingness to push a dangerous situation to the edge of conflict to force an opponent to back down

Question 16

North Korean leader during the Korean War

Answer 16

Kim II Sung

Question 17

South Korean leader during Korean War

Answer 17

Syngman Rhee