VUS.13 Cold War Quiz 1

Leader of communist China.

Program where the US gave a lot of economic (money) help to European countries after WWII.

The US program to stop the spread of communism

The border between the Soviet Bloc and western Europe was referred to as this.

After China became a communist country it was referred to as this.

Using false allegations and heresay to accuse people of being communist. 

Created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations in the U.S.

This communist country invaded South Korea in 1950.

Stated that the US would stop the spread of communism wherever it tried to expand.

First ever satellite launched into space in 1957 by the Soviet Union

Two Americans, husband and wife, were prosecuted for espionage (spying) against the US.

President Truman ordered supplies dropped in from planes after the Soviet Union blocked roads.

Time frame of the Korean War (remember it was a short war)

He created the first ever vaccine for polio.

Leader of the communist Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union and the United States "fought", without an actual armed conflict...

Organization formed as a defensive alliance during the Cold War.