Cold War - Quiz

American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when

The Soviet Union set up _________in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

The U.S. theory that communism can spread to countries and therefore needs to be stopped

The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ____.

To label someone’s activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.

______ was the leader of communist China

The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the U.N. Security Council because

In sentencing _, Judge Kaufman declared the crime “worse than murder” as it put the A-bomb in the hands of the Russians

Alger Hiss didn't cooperate with the investigation into whether the film industry was influenced by Communists.

When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop _____.

Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists

The technique of making baseless claims of disloyalty with no regard for the rights of the accused was named after?

___ could only be charged with perjury, not espionage because too many years had passed since the spying took place.

In 1947, HUAC subpoenaed 43 witnesses from the film industry to testify on Communist influences in the film industry

The soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to ______

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ____.

The _____ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.

In a capatalist system

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by

At various times, ___ claimed to have personal knowledge of 57, 81, or 205 Communists working in the State Department.

__________ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against

The Senate eventually condemned ___ for improper conduct that tended “to bring the Senate into disrepute.”

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

After the U-2 incident, all of the following events occurred EXCEPT

The main goal of ________ was to stop the spread of communism

Claiming to be persecuted for being Jewish and holding radical beliefs, __ pleaded not guilty to the crime of espionage.

The ______ appeared to be winning the Korean war until China actively entered the conflict.