1950s & the Cold War

N. Korea has what type of government?

On June 25, 1950, what nation invaded S. Korea?

To show that they didn't want to be communist anymore, in 1989, E. Germans

Which was a goal of the US in Europe after WWII?

Refused to testify before Congress bc its violated their Constitutional rights

President who 100s of troops to the Dominican Republic to prevent the election of a leftist.

Guatemalan leader overthrown in CIA-backed coup

Central American dictator arrested for drug-trafficking

What industry fleet the brunt of McCarthyism?

The primary purpose of the UN

Though communist, this nation was non-aligned

Also called "Star Wars" a proposed US defense system to protect US from missile attacks

If Vietnam falls to communism, so will all of SE Asia

Executed for espionage

Ohio Senator who claimed that communists had infiltrated US at the highest levels

First American President of the Cold War

General Secretary of the USSR

US policy to keep communism from spreading beyond E. Europe

Which President was blamed for the loss of China to communism?

The name of the plan that sent 13 billion dollars to help W. Europe recover after WWII

Threatening an enemy with massive retaliation in response to military aggression

N & S Korea together form what kind of landmark?

Korea was divided along what parallel?

Which nation was created by the Palestine Mandate?

Created during WWII to monitor communist correspondence with Americans

Soviet leader following Stalin

Which were satellite nations

Which nation became communist in 1949?

This incident was the closest the US and USSR came to direct confrontation

MacArthur was fired for

According to this declaration, the US would defend the Middle East against Communist attack

Which is correctly matched?

Preparing for variety of military responses to intern'l crises rather than focusing on nukes

To counter the threat created by NATO, the USSR and its satellites created what alliance?

Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal would allow both Soviets & Americans to

This provided free higher education and low interest mortgages to returning veterans

Republican candidate for president in 1952

Who coined the term "iron curtain?"

Which is the correct order in the Korean War?

1972 Treaty; SU & US limit # of ICBMs and Submarine-launched missiles

Following Cuba's nationalization of foreign-owned businesses, what did the US gov't do?

Which doesn't belong?

Nixon's Secretary of State

Eisenhower's Secretary of State

For how long did the Berlin Airlift last?

A restructuring of the economy and the government in the USSR by Gorbachev

His secret police fired on people for demonstrating @ increased food taxes during a famine

Following the end of WWII, which nation did the Soviet Union hope to keep divided and weak?

Agency formed @ Truman signed the National Security Act

Which General was in charge of the American Operation in Korea?

One of Nixon's 1st acts of detente was

He was arrested as an American spy in the U2 incident

Which is incorrectly matched?

Bypassing the Boland Amendment, which President funneled weapons to the Contras in Nicaragua?

President Truman ordered the desegregation of...