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Early Cold War Review
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Review of Early Cold War issues
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The arms race is characterized by -
a reduction in atomic weapons
the U.S. and Soviet Union collecting secrets of one another
the U.S. and Soviet Union stockpiling nuclear weapons
trying to be the first into outer space
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Military alliance between many anti-communist world nations.
United Nations
NAFTA
NATO
Warsaw Pact
3
The 1950s is overall marked by -
economic prosperity and affluence
the growth of the urban population
depression and economic recession
protracted and long-lasting war
4
Combating Soviet aggression by bringing both sides to the edge of nuclear war, but backing off-
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
Containment
Brinksmanship
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A government program that provided scholarships and housing loans to military veterans
NATO
G.I. Bill
Marshall Plan
Berlin Wall
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What name is most closely associated with the Red Scare of the 1950s?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Chuck Berry
Yuri Gagarin
President Truman
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Which event allowed the U.S. to avoid a blockade & supply its capitalist allies with supplies?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
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Because of the launch of Sputnik I & falling behind in the space race to the Soviets, the U.S.-
Focused more attention ob building their military
Held trials for people accused of being spies
started a spy program to catch up with the Soviets
Increased spending and research on science and technology
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Joseph McCarthy is best known for -
being the "father" or rock 'n' roll
Being convicted as a Soviet spy
His accusations of Communism, even without evidence
being the first man on the moon
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US foreign policy to stop the spread of Communism around the world
Containment
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
Mutual destruction
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The baby boom, and more highways and car ownership led to -
A decline in economic prosperity
A decrease in affluence
the rise of the Beat Generation
The growth of suburbs
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Where did the U.S. fight a war to stop Communist aggression?
Cuba
Germany
China
Korea
13
This caused a cultural generation gap in the 1950s -
television
Rise of rock 'n' roll
The Beat Generation
extravagance of cars
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Massive economic aid to Western Europe so that countries did not fall to Communism ideology
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
15
During the 1950s, the HUAC held hearings to explore
how to build suburbs
the role of communism in Latin American countries
communist influence in America, especially Hollywood
issues surrounding foreign spies in the Army
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg -
Leaked secret info to Communist Korea
Were part of the Hollywood 10
were convicted of selling nuclear bomb info to USSR
were the only Americans ever convicted of being Communist
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Presidential policy to provide military assistance to help countries avoid Communist threat.
Marshall Plan
Reaganomics
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
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Domino Theory is the belief that -
capitalism will eventually spread throughout the world
as one country falls to Communism, its neighbors will too
NATO will overpower the Warsaw Pact
missiles must be prevented from reaching Cuba
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Belief that if one country fell to communism more would follow
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
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This group wrote poetry and novels to challenge conservative values
Beatniks
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rock 'n' Roll
Baby Boom
