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The German Division was decided upon at the:
Yalta Conference
Berlin Conference
Paris Conference
London Conference
2
North and South Korea were divided at the:
38th Parallel
35th Parallel
30th Parallel
40th Parallel
3
Wisconsin senator looking for communist in US
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Joseph McCarthy
4
If you were considered a communist follower, where did your name appear to confirm this?
Communist Party Watch List
The Red List of Communist
Blacklist
Terror Watch List
5
When civil war raged in China which side won?
Mao's communist government
Mao's Nationalist government
Jieshi's nationalist government
Jieshi's communist government
6
The Eisenhower Doctrine proposed to defend what part of the world against communism?
Japan
South America
Asia
Middle East
7
Who was the US President after WW2 from 1945-1952?
Joseph McCarthy
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Nikita Krushchev
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Why was the Korean war fought?
Keep spread of communism out of China
Show America's nuclear power
Establish a border between the north and the south
Uphold containment policy in Korea
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The Red Scare of the late 1940's and early 50's was a fear that
The communists were active in the U.S State Departments etc
The Soviet Union was planning a nuclear attack
The Soviets would beat us to the red planet, Mars
The US was behind the Soviet Union in nuclear weapons
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Who was the Soviet Dictator at the start of the Cold War?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Douglas MacArthur
11
US government worker accused of communist actions
Joseph McCarthy
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Alger Hiss
12
What happened to the Rosenbergs?
Executed as spies
Imprisoned in US
Put in Russian Gulag
Exiled from US
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What was HUAC?
Competition for weapons
Policy of total destruction b/n world superpowers
Committee in congress that investigated communism
U.S policy to stop the spread of communism
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Government department created to identify those loyal or not loyal to the American Government
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
Federal Department of Loyalty
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Employee Investigation Committee
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Communist nations alliance
Black list
Warsaw Pact
Satellite Nations
M.A.D.
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What organization was created in response to Sputnik?
Homeland Security
NASA
NSA
ISS (International Space Station)
17
Was the general of the UN troops during the Korean War
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
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Soviet leader after Stalin dies
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
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What were Satellite States?
Country controlled by the Soviet Union
Defensive alliance of communist nations
Competition for weapons
U.S aid to rebuild Europe
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What was the policy used by the US to stop the spread of communism?
Closure
Containment
Partition
Iron Curtain
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Imaginary line between communist and non-communist nations in Europe
Black list
Arms Race
Iron Curtain
M.A.D.
22
Which two countries emerged as the superpowers at the end of WWII?
United States and the Soviet Union
France and Great Britain
Japan and the Soviet Union
Britain and United States
23
Name given to the alliance of western countries against communism.
Anti-Communist Alliance
NATO
Allies
Warsaw Pact
24
These were a number of writers, directors, producers who were blacklisted.
Hollywood 10
Screen and Film 10
Communist of Film
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The US and Soviet Union entered an ______________ to compete for Nuclear weapons/power
Nuclear Race
Strategic Race
Nuclear Defense Race
Arms Race
