Chapter 25 The United States in the Cold War

After the lanch of ___, Ams were afrd that the SU wuld easily b abl 2 lanch missles @ Am cities

What was the Berlin Airlift?

How did the Korean War end?

Which country supported the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh?

During the two years of Korean peace talks beginning in 1951, the fighting __________.

Which organization did East Germany join?

What was the Marshall Plan?

At the end of the Korean War, the two sides established

What action of President Truman’s probably pleased workers?

The United States ended aid to Cuba when _________ _________ announced that he was a Communist.

Who took control of the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death?

T/F: Of all the new products of the 1950s, TV had the greatest impact on American homes.

Why did the US consider the situation in Cuba to be serious enough to mount a naval blockade?

__________ publicly called for the bombing of supply bases in China.

During the 1950s, what new product had the most significant impact on American life?

Any permanent member of the UN Security Council can block a proposed action by using its _____.

With Europe weakened by World War II, many Asian countries

After Japan’s defeat in World War II, North Korea was backed by the __________ __________.

Whose name has come to be assoc'd with accusing someone of disloyalty w/o having any evidence?

Which of these was NOT true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Because demand far exceeded the supply of goods after World War II, the nation experienced

TERM: a contest in which nations compete to build more and more powerful weapons

Which 2 people were found guilty of supplying secret information 2 the SU during the Cold War?

TERM: teen idol who shocked adults with his music and dance moves

Why did Truman fire MacArthur?

On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops suddenly invaded

The Truman Doctrine declared that the US would help other nations to resist the spread of ____.

Which of the following helped the United States change back to a peacetime economy?

T/F: War hero Adlai Stevenson easily won the 1952 presidential election.

What caused the inflation that followed World War II?

TERM: policy of blocking Communist expansion

T/F: During the 1950s, Americans increasingly used RRs for traveling and transporting goods.

TERM: politician who threatened to expose Communists during the Cold War

In 1949, what nation became the second to detonate an atomic bomb?

As jobs and people moved to the suburbs,

Following Stalin’s death, __ __, the new Svt ldr, predicted that cmmunsm wuld dstry wstrn dem.

What is the Peace Corps?

What does the United Nations have that the League of Nations did not?

The UN Secrty Cuncl has mre pwr than the UN __ __ 2 deal w/ intrn'l disptes tht mght lead 2 wr.

What did Stalin promise at Yalta?

Sen. McCarthy of WI built his career by threatening to expose ___ spies in the U.S. government.

Which of the following countries has a veto in the UN Security Council?

Which of the following was passed by Congress after Truman won the 1948 election?

In the 1950s, social critics focused attention on

Which African country became a flashpoint between the US & the Soviet Union dring the Cold War?

T/F: The GI Bill helped former soldiers attend college.

The explosion of an atomic bomb by the Soviet Union in 1949

Which two countries led the arms race?

When did the Cold War begin?

In '62, Pres Kennedy imposed a naval blckde 2 prevent Sviet ships frm bringing ___ ___ to Cuba.

When Communists took over China, the Chinese Nationalists fled to the island of __________.

Who ran for re-election on a platform of “peace, progress, and prosperity” in 1956?

Which country launched the world’s first human-made satellite into orbit?

Who led the UN military forces during the Korean War?

Which president was responsible for the Interstate Highway Act?