Ch. 18 - Early Cold War

Leader of Communist China

The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because

This action brought vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union

Which was a common factor in the US that caused the Red Scare following WWI & McCarthyism

Countries "behind the iron curtain" were perceived as a single region based on

When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the US responded by increasing efforts to build

General Douglas MacArthur commanded US forces in this region during the Cold War

Leader of the Nationalists in China 

Involved 12 countries the pledged military support to each other in case a member was attacked

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

Military alliance formed between the Soviet Union and 7 other Eastern European nations

Occupied by the Soviet Union under a communist/dictatorship government

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

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to 

Taking measures to prevent an extension of communist rule to other countries

Why did President Truman Fire General MacArthur

What effect did the Chinese Communist Revolution have on the development of the Cold War?

This group consisted of Eastern European nations that were dominated by the Soviet Union

Claimed power/leadership after Stalin died

Carried out covert operations to help spy and gather infromation abroad

US policy that threatened retaliation to the edge of all-out war against acts of aggression

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War

Occupied by the US under a democratic government

The world peacekeeping body formed after WWII

To label someone's activities as __, suggests that the person is making unsupported accusations

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

The main goal of this was to stop the spread of communism starting with Turkey & Greece

A Republican Senator from Wisconsin who charged that communists were taking over the government

The __appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict