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Review of chapter 18 The cold war
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endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons
Gold war
Cold War
arms race
nuclear war
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American convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets
Albert Einstein
Koramatzu
John Brown
Julius Rosenberg
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Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States described as a “cold” war?
because it was notvery significant or important
Neither side directly fought the other
The Soviet Union has avery cold climate.
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term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
McCarthyism
Limited War
Mutually Assured Destruction
Red Scare
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weaker country under the control of a stronger country
Territory
sister nation
Satellite State
Trade partner
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war to achieve specific goals rather than the total defeat of the enemy
limited war
Cold war
restricted warfare
total war
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having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
Mutually Assured Destruction
Arms Race
Limited War
Red Scare
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What best describes the underlying cause of the Cold War?
political & economic differences betweenthe U S andthe USSR
Soviet anger at the U.S for interfering in Greece and Turkey
the anger ofenemies on opposing sides in World War II
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U.S. policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism
Executive Order 9066
Eisenhower Doctrine
McCarthyism
Immigration Act of 1960
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American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism
Joseph McCarthy
George Kennan
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
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HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate possible subversive activities by
fascists and Nazis.
communists, fascists, and Nazis.
Communists
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Why did J. Robert Oppenheimer oppose development of a hydrogen bomb?
He opposed all war and military spending
He thought it would lead to an arms race
He thought it would end up in Soviet hands
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general in command of U.S. forces in the Korean War
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
George Kennan
Julius Rosenberg
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The Red scare and the McCarthy trials were similar to?
The current War on Terror
Witch hunts in Salem
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What was a consequence of secret CIA operations in 1950s?
economic dependence on the United States
religious extremism in government
long-term resentment of the United States
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What was the outcome of the civil war in China?
The conflict moved to Taiwan and Jiang Jieshi's forces won
Because of U.S. $ Jiang Jieshi defeated his enemys
Communists defeated the Nationalists
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fear of communists, both outside and within the United States
Red Scare
Nativism
communism
cold war
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A Red Scare occurred at what earlier period in American history?
1898, during the Spanish-American War
1865–1877, during Reconstruction in the South
1917–1920, after theRussian Revolution
