How was Khrushchev different from Stalin?

He was less cruel and suspicious.

Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?

b/c leaders feared a giant communist Chinese superpower

What was the result of the Hollywood Ten Trial?

any entertainers with communist ties were blacklisted

What happened on September 2, 1949 that changed relations between USA & USSR

The Soviet Union set off an atomic bomb

What did the Truman Doctrine do?

financial aid to any nation struggling against Communism

In 1954, J. Robert Oppenheimer was denied future access to classified information, why?

He had friends & family who belonged to the communist party

The CIA participated in the Cold War by

carrying out secret operations in other countries.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for

passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets

What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?

USA would use force to aid any Middle Eastern nation from C.

What happened as a result of the Korean War.

US military spending greatly increased

What led to Senator McCarthy’s downfall?

the broadcast of the McCarthy hearings on television

In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union completed what major move?

choked off West Berlin by encompassing it with a wall

How did President Truman react when North Korean troops crossed into South Korea?

Used a UN resolution to order American troops to South Korea

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1
How was Khrushchev different from Stalin?
He was not a communist.
He said he would allow free elections in Eastern Europe
He agreed to consider allowing elections in Eastern Europe.
He was less cruel and suspicious.
2
Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?
to aid the communists in their fight for power
to help the nationalists fight corruption
to increase the training of nationalist generals.
b/c leaders feared a giant communist Chinese superpower
3
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Julius Rosenberg
Joseph McCarthy
George Kennan
Douglas MacArthur
4
What was the result of the Hollywood Ten Trial?
any entertainers with communist ties were blacklisted
sensitive movies were released dealing w/ communism
hearings were limited to people of the entertainment indust.
Hollywood 10 answered questions and were found not guilty
5
Who was the first person to speak about the "iron curtain?"
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
George Kennan
Joseph Stalin
6
What happened on September 2, 1949 that changed relations between USA & USSR
Vietnam was invaded by Communists
Military alliance known as NATO was created
Sputnik was launched
The Soviet Union set off an atomic bomb
7
weaker country under the control of a stronger country
Limited country
USSR
satellite state
communism
8
What did the Truman Doctrine do?
financial aid to any nation struggling against Communism
approved military assistance who helped the allies in WWII
warned communists to not interfere with other nations
approved US military aid for any country rebelling from USSR
9
Who promoted the policy of Brinkmanship?
Nikita Khrushchev
Harry S. Truman
John Foster Dulles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
In 1954, J. Robert Oppenheimer was denied future access to classified information, why?
people realized he wasn't a good scientist
evidence that he was working as a spy for the Soviet Union
He had friends & family who belonged to the communist party
discovered to be a communist
11
The CIA participated in the Cold War by
helping the president determine foreign policy.
carrying out secret operations in other countries.
helping design efficient weapons systems.
spying on the Soviet Union.
12
What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot” and U.S. soldiers fought and died?
Hungary
Egypt
China
Korea
13
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets
violating the Smith Act
being members of the communist power
being subversive & disloyal citizens
14
term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
McCarthyism
Red Scare
limited war
arms race
15
The goal of the __ was to make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods.
Eisenhower Doctrine
United Nations
Roosevelt Corollary
Marshall Plan
16
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
USA would nationalize the Suez Canal
USA would recognize the People's Republic of China
USA would use force to aid any Middle Eastern nation from C.
USA would liberate countries behind the iron curtain
17
How was MacArthur viewed by the American public after being let go by President Truman?
As a absolute loser
As a hero
As a mediocre general at best
As a complete failure
18
What happened as a result of the Korean War.
US military spending decreased
US military spending greatly increased
US president Eisenhower now planned to invade China
The US led forces lost their hold in South Korea
19
Where did Senator McCarthy 1st announce that the State Department was infested with communists?
at a campaign rally
As part of a radio broadcast
on the Senate floor
at a communist party rally
20
having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
Satellite State
Red Scare
Arms Race
Mutually Assured Destruction
21
General MacArthur chose what port city for a counterattack against North Korea?
Pusan
P'yongyang
Seoul
Inchon
22
What led to Senator McCarthy’s downfall?
the discovery: some of the people he had accused = innocent
the broadcast of the McCarthy hearings on television
the uncovering of financial fraud in his Senate campaign
revelations that he was a communist himself
23
Which group backed Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War?
The communist led Soviet Union
The USA led capitalists
The Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi
The Japanese
24
In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union completed what major move?
played propaganda from their new radio towers
demanded control of that sector of the city from the UN
threatened that sector of the city
choked off West Berlin by encompassing it with a wall
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How did President Truman react when North Korean troops crossed into South Korea?
He gathered public support for appeasement
Used a UN resolution to order American troops to South Korea
Asked Congress to declare war on North Korea
Pushed for a democratic Korea using a UN resolution

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