Cold War review

From 1945-1990, the USSR and the US did not have a direct military conflict because of...

China's government was led by ______ before the revolution of the communist-led party.

The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were members of this alliance.

The meeting in which Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discussed post-war Europe was called...

In a capitalist system, the economy is controlled by...

Which organization investigated communism in the film industry?

When the Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb, the US developed...

Mao Zedong failed to earn American support because he...

This policy threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out-war.

The peasants were defeated in the Chinese Civil War, despite $3 billion in aid from the US.

The US, responding to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East, issued...

The Truman Doctrine...

What was the ultimate result of the Korean Conflict?

Buying material goods, keeping up with the Joneses.

This warning gave $400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent communism in the Middle East.

Someone who makes unsupported accusations is said to be practicing...

One of the benefits the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was...

Americans relied on this as their primary source of news and entertainment in the late 50s and 60s.

The commander of U.S. forces in Korea

Francis Gary Powers was sentenced to 10 years in prison. How long did he spend in jail?

Which of the following fought for the communists during the Korean Conflict?

Formerly on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was secretary of state under President Truman.

In 1955, West Germany was re-armed and accepted into which military alliance with the US?

The imaginary division between eastern and western states in Europe was called...

The defensive military alliance launched in response to fear of Soviet aggression

The Communist led revolt in China was orchestrated by...

The 'beat movement' and rock and roll were both considered forms of rebellion.

The armistice that ended the Korean War...

Stalin initiated a blockade of West Berlin because of...