The Cold War Flashcards
According to the Long Telegram, communism could not be beaten without going to war
False
Truman told Stalin about the atomic bomb Yalta Conference
False
Gen. MacArthur wanted to use the atomic bomb against China during the Korean War
True
Truman’s loyalty review program calmed public fear that Communists had infiltrated the government
False
Joseph McCarthy never showed the list he said he had of known Communism in the State Department
True
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government that the Soviets had set up if Stalin agreed to
Hold free elections there as soon as possible
The Long Telegram resulted in
The containment policy
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
Containment
Joseph McCarthy created the meadow frenzy that began his witch hunt by
Saying he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department
Popular support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when
Millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army
The Egyptians seized control of the Suez Canal in order to
Use the canal’s profit to pay for a dam
Truman’s first meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov marked a shift in Soviet-American relations because
Truman strongly confronted Molotov
The Truman Doctrine resulted in
A pledge to fight communism
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
Help Western Europe recovery
NATO formed for the purpose of
Mutual defense
The McCarran act
Allowed the arrest of Communists in a case if a national emergency
The Korean War resulted in
Containment but no victory
The ( ) was an opportunity for the United States to explain its Cold War theory of containment
Declaration if the Truman Doctrine
Referring to what you have learned, you might deduce that president Roosevelt believed that ( ) growth was the key to world peace
Economic
Both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Allan shared the common goal of
Ensuring sovereign freedom
The Berlin Airlift was important because it
Showed American determination
The “iron curtain” of which Churchill speaks symbolically
Separates the Communist dominated countries of Eastern Europe from the Western democracies
Such statement by Senator McCarthy led to which if the following occurrences?
Congress pass the McCarran Internal Security Act
The Communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called ( ) nations because they had to remain Communist and follow Soviet policies
Satellite
The U.S. Cold War policy of ( ) aimed to keep communism within its present territory through the use if diplomatic, economic, and military actions
Containment
After WWII, the Allies divided Korea at the ( ) of latitude
38th
Joseph McCarthy’s tactics if blackening reputations with vague and unfounded charges became know as
McCarthism
The first artificial satellite to orbit the earth was called
Sputnik
In confrontations with other countries, Eisenhower often used ( ), going to the edge if war to force the other side to back down
Brinkmanship
The Soviets countered the creation of NATO with the ( ), their own political/military alliance
Warsaw Pact
( ) was created as another result of the lining if Sputnik and out eagerness to get to the moon first
NASA
Initially in command of the UN troop to defeat the North Koreans
Douglas McArthur
The nation “must be prepared to use atomic weapons in all forms”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
As a result of the GI Bull, many returning soldiers
Attended college
Rock ‘n’ Roll grew out of the sounds of
Rhythm and blues
After WWII, labor unrest was triggered by
Rising inflation
Congress passed all of the following parts if Truman’s Fair Deal EXCEPT
A civil rights act
President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as
Middle of the road
The GI Bull helped veterans through generous loans. Over the long term, its impact would have been to ( ) the postwar economy by ( )
Stimulate, brooding the base of affluent consumers
An increase in the number of live births of ( ) percent during the mid-to-late 1949s began as a result of ( ) became know as the “baby boom”
Almost 30, the end of WWII
