Section 2 Chapter 27 Flashcards

1
Q

The nationalist were defeated , and were forced to flee the island of Taiwan . Led by -

A

Mao Zedong

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2
Q

After war , the allies divided Korea at the ___

A

38th parallel

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3
Q

Wisconsin senator

A

Joeseph McCarthy

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4
Q

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

A

Hydrogen bomb

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5
Q

Both the U.S and the S.U rushed to build more and more weapons .

A

Arms race

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6
Q

The worlds first artificial satellite

A

Sputnik

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7
Q

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

A

Brinkmanship

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