Early Cold War

created in 1938 investigated possible activities by fascists, Nazis, or Communists

Who replaced FDR as president?

extension of a nation's power by territorial acquisition/ political dominance of other nations

Post WW2, what nation controlled the occupation of the Southern half of Korea?

The first atomic bomb was dropped on...

Post WW2, Japan was divided into ______ occupation zones

The Berlin Airlift was called...

True or False: Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur

ran scientific aspect of the project from Los Alamos, New Mexico

Which nation was NOT part of the Allies

Which president is known for his controversial decision to drop the atomic bomb

How many occupied zones was Germany divided into?

Leader of post WW2 occupation of Japan

Coined the term "containment"

True or False: America immediately recognized Communist China

True or False: Congress formally declared the Korean War

Leader of Chinese Communists

amendment to limit a president to a maximum of two full terms in office

Refers to mass firings of homosexual people in the American government

Eleanor Roosevelt spearheaded the creation of...

True or False: The Korean war was widely covered by the American media

Which country was NOT part of the Axis powers?

What country occupied Korea for ~35 years?

Term for population explosion between 1945-1960

formed in 1949, provided military allegiance to counter Soviet expansion

Who led the Manhattan project?

Who was not part of the "Big Three"?

This nation was NOT part of the Soviet Bloc

act made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow the US government

Fear of communists both inside and outside America

True or False: Chinese Nationalists fled to Thailand

The code name for the effort to develop atomic bombs for the United States during World War II

The second atomic bomb was dropped on...

What world peace organization came out of the decisions at Yalta?

claimed State Department was infested with Communists

Post WW2, Korea was divided into _____ occupied zones

What was NOT a decision made at Yalta

Coined the term "Iron Curtain"

Leader of North Korea, backed by USSR

general who was under sole control of occupation of Japan

Leader of South Korea, backed by USA

a country that is formally independent but under heavy influence from another country

This was the deadliest war in human history

This allowed soldiers to continue education at government’s expense

Post WW2, what nation controlled the occupation of the Northern half of Korea?

term for mass produced low priced family homes

This southern region from FL to CA attracted many baby boomers due to warm climate & low taxes

Leader of Chinese Nationalists

The US and the USSR divided Korea along the _______________ parallel

A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO