History pt:1

Question 1

Aid economic recovery of Western Europe

Answer 1

Marshal plan

Question 2

; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries

Answer 2

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 3

1949, Mao Zedong becomes leader of communism in China, leader flees to Taiwan, U.S. recognizes leader in Taiwan

Answer 3

Fall of China to communism

Question 4

Defense alliance between Soviets and communists satellite nations

Answer 4

Warsaw Pact

Question 5

The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. Started when North invades South, splits at 38th parallel at the end

Answer 5

Korean War

Question 6

United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II, fired by Truamn

Answer 6

Douglas MacArthur

Question 7

Designed to aid any country fighting against communism

Answer 7

Truman Doctrine

Question 8

Berlin Airlift

Answer 8

Drop supplies into

Question 9

The Soviet Union’s testing of an atomic bomb motivated America to develop a hydrogen bomb in 1950 with 1000’s of times the power of the atomic bomb. 1959 Soviets test their own bomb

Answer 9

Hydrogen bomb

Question 10

A National Security Council document, approved by President Truman in 1950, developed in response to the Soviet Union’s growing influence and nuclear capability; it called for an increase in the US conventional and nuclear forces to carry out the policy of containment. Called for U.S to build up arms, beginning of Nuclear Arms race

Answer 10

NSC-68

Question 11

Southeast Treaty Organization: Includes pacific countries, Asia, and U.S

Answer 11

SEATO

Question 12

US and UK backed overthrow of Iranian prime minister Mosaddeq in 1953

Answer 12

Operation AJAX

Question 13

Gave aid to pro-western countries in the Middle East

Answer 13

Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 14

A former State Department official who was accused of being a Communist spy and was convicted of perjury. The case was prosecuted by Richard Nixon.

Answer 14

Alger Hiss

Question 15

Led anti-communist movement in 50’s, ruiend 1000’s of careers with false accusations

Answer 15

Joseph McCarthy

Question 16

An economic extension of the New Deal proposed by Harry Truman that called for higher minimum wage, housing and full employment. It led only to the Housing Act of 1949 and the Social Security Act of 1950 due to opposition in congress.

Answer 16

Fair Deal