What was the Truman Doctrine?

provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies

What was the New Red Scare?

fear of communist subversion within the United States

use of tactics to damage reputations with unfounded charges

tensions between the US & USSR that never resulted in battle

What 2 policies did Truman see as essential for containment?

the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine

What is the policy of containment?

stopping the spread of communism

What influenced the passage of the McCarren Act?

McCarthy claiming he had evidence of communist subversion

seeking to overthrow or undermine a government

Which of the following was NOT part of the Polish Compromise agreed upon at the Yalta Conf?

Soviet Union could govern Poland if we got West Germany

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What was the Truman Doctrine?
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop Communism
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
2
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
a peacekeeping body made up of member countries
a collective defense treaty among the USSR and their allies
an organization that promised financial aid to West Germany
mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies
3
What was the New Red Scare?
fear of communism
fear of bad sunburns
its another name for the Cold War
fear of communist subversion within the United States
4
Define McCarthyism.
a program to crack the Soviet spy code
the panic of the American people over communist subversion
public hearings held by McCarthy to out suspected Communists
use of tactics to damage reputations with unfounded charges
5
Define Cold War.
tensions between US & USSR that lead to war but not nuclear
a war ending in a stalemate
tensions between the US & USSR that never resulted in battle
a war fought only in the winter
6
What was decided about Germany at the Yalta Conference?
created West Germany
divided Germany into 4 zones
the Soviet Union became a superpower
provided economic aid to war torn European nations
7
What event led to the Berlin Crisis?
the US giving economic aid to West Germany
East German's defecting to West Germany
Stalin was bored
the creation of West Germany
8
What 2 policies did Truman see as essential for containment?
the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
McCarthyism and the HUAC
the Truman Doctrine and the Loyalty Review Program
the Marshall Plan and McCarthyism
9
What is the policy of containment?
taking down the Soviet Union
overthrowing communist governments
stopping the spread of communism
establishing democracies in former communist countries
10
What influenced the passage of the McCarren Act?
the execution of the Rosenbergs
the New Red Scare
McCarthy claiming he had evidence of communist subversion
205 government officials being found guilty of espionage
11
Which US foreign policy program gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
The Truman Doctrine
The Containment Policy
The Marshall Plan
The Fair Deal
12
Define subversive.
the selling of a country's top secret documents
a Congressman's loss of power while still in office
seeking to overthrow or undermine a government
someone trying to protect their government from overthrow
13
Which of the following was NOT part of the Polish Compromise agreed upon at the Yalta Conf?
Stalin would allow free elections in Poland
Polish leaders to be allowed back into the Polish government
US acknowledged the Soviet government set up in Poland
Soviet Union could govern Poland if we got West Germany

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