Ch. 25 Test Review Game - The Cold War Begins

Which side did the U.S. support inthe Chinese Civil War?

Whowon a surprise victory in the 1948 presidential election

Port city where an attack by U.N. forces allowed them toremove Communist forces out of S. Korea

U.S. president that ended the Korean War?

Young congressman from California who made a name for himself duringthe HUAC investigations?

PresidentTruman asked this group to approve military action to support South Korea in1950

Leaderof U.N. forces during the Korean War

Congressionalcommittee that investigated Communist influence in the U.S. during the Red Scare

U.S. did not agree with the Soviets politically and economically because the Soviets were

Congressionalact that reduced the power of organized labor in 1947

Nation that successfully tested the atomic bomb in 1949

Wisconsinsenator who gained power by hunting for Communists in the 1950s

Leaderof the Communists during the Chinese Civil War

What Soviet leader ordered the blockade of West Berlin leading to the Berlin Airlift?

Groupof directors and writers that went to prison for failing to cooperateduring HUAC hearings

Whatparty won control of Congress in the 1946 making life tougher forHarry Truman?

Truman’sExecutive Order 9981 achieved what civil rights gain?

Using fear and making accusations without evidence all in the name offighting communism

Aid program to rebuild the economies of Europe and contain communism

Which half of Korea is communist still today?

Rise in population after WWII that helped the postwar economytransition to peacetime

Whatwas North Korea’s goal when it invaded South Korea in 1950 starting the KoreanWar

U.S.and British effort to fly in food and supplies to West Berlin during the Sovietblockade

Countrythat supplied the North Koreans with weapons during the Korean War

The GI Bill offered veterans....

Dividingline of Korea following WWII

 Name for the division of Europe into East andWest

Famouscontainment policy that gave aid to Greece and Turkey

Nationthat came to the aid of North Korea by sending over 260,000 troops into the war

George Kennan suggested the U.S. use what foreign policy to fight communism?

The McCarran Act and the Smith Act reduced freedoms in the U.S. to combat what?

Group that Joseph McCarthy accused of having communist ties, which ultimately ledto his demise?

Effortto ease the transition for veterans returning to civilian life after WWII

Husbandand wife convicted and executed for giving atomic secrets to the Soviets

TheKorean War was not officially called a war,but instead was called what?

Controversial decision Truman made during the Korean War thataffected war leadership

Nameof Truman’s plan for the U.S. following his reelection in 1948

Governmentofficial charged with being a Communist spy…later convicted of perjury

Peacekeepingorganization created in 1945 focused on upholding human rightsthroughout the world

MilitaryAlliance of Western nations opposed to the Soviets