Ch. 18, Cold War Conflicts

In June 1948 Stalin closed all highways and rail routes into West Berlin resulting in the

In 1949 the Chinese Civil War ended in

Hollywood executives condemned some movie workers for having a Communist background and 

Forced to eject from his plane over the Soviet Union he was convicted of espionage there

All of the following were members of NATO except

The witnesses who refused to answer questions from HUAC and were sent to prison were known as 

1960: The H-bomb, 67 times more powerful than bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was tested while

This government agency investigated Communist influences in the movie industry

This phrase came to mean the division in Europe after WWII

The failure of the Nationalist forces in the Chinese Civil War can be largely blamed on

Conflict between the US and the Soviets in which neither nation directly confronted the other

The now-famous "Iron Curtain" speech was given by

Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese, he failed to win American support because

This Soviet leader favored a policy of peaceful coexistence with the US

The Korean war ended in a

Crises in Turkey and Greece prompted the US to provide aid to prevent communist takeover.

Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?

The Marshall Plan proposed to provide aid to which European countries?

Leading up to his dismissal, General Douglas MacArthur publicly argued that the Korean War

Eventually condemned for improper conduct that tended to "bring the Senate into disrepute."

Feb 1946-George Kennan proposed this measure to prevent spread of communism around world

This American aid program was designed to rebuild Europe after WWII

Congress agreed with Truman that this was essential to keep Soviet influence from spreading.

The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between

All the following were considered satellite nations of the Soviet Union except

The US, Soviets, and English met in July 1945 in this German burg to discuss post-war Europe.

Although accused of spying for the Communists, he could only be charged for perjury

Unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing supporting evidence

In pronouncing their sentence,Judge Irving Kaufman declared their crime "worse than murder."

The world peacekeeping organization formed after WWII is known as