American Republic Ch 24 Cold War test review

Invisible line that separates North and South Korea.

Conflict where the UN sent troops to stop the spread of Communism in South East Asia.

Man who was executed for treason because he provided the USSR with A-Bomb technology.

An economic system in which private individuals own the means of production and trade.

A fancy word for spying

Area where no fighting can take place, i.e. the area between North and South Korea.

The contest between the US and the Soviet Union to reach the moon first.

The US agency created to explore space.

US policy to stop the spread of Communism around the world.

US General who was fired by Harry Truman for decisions he made in the Korean War.

First Communist leader of China.

A time when tensions were high between the US and USSR without an actual war.

A form of government in which the people elect their leaders.

To prevent someone from working in a certain field or area.

An economic system in which the businesses and trade are owned by the government.

US supplied the people of Berlin by plane, after the USSR blockaded the city.

Contest between the USSR and the US to create the deadliest weapons.

Communist leader of Soviet Union during and after WW2.

US government official convicted of spying, last name sounds like the sound a snake makes.

A meeting between the major powers after WW2 to decide how to divide up Germany.

US policy to provide financial support to rebuild European countries.

The invisible line that separates Capitalist and Communist countries in Europe.

An international organization created to promote peace.

US President who took over when Franklin Roosevelt died.

Belief that US should support countries with economic and military aid to stop Communism.

First Soviet satellite.