Chapter 26: Cold War Conflicts

Chinese communist leader who ruled in northern China and relied on Soviet aid:

The willingness of the US under Eisenhower to go just to the edge of all-out war:

Conflict between the United States and Soviet Union which never involved any physical combat:

His plane was shot down in U-2 incident, landed in Soviet territory & spent 10 years in prison:

What caused Khrushchev to withdraw US's invitation to the USSR and skyrocketed US&USSR tensions

One man's unsupported accusations about communism in the early 1950's became known as...

What term was used to describe the nations that Stalin established communist governments in?

Stalin's blockade of Western Berlin resulted in this support from the US and Britain...

Hollywood executives created list of who they thought had Communist background, ruined careers:

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were...

Churchill described the division of Europe into the Democratic West and Communist East as...

Most famous US agency that investigated Communist influence within and outside of the US govt:

Man accused of spying for the USSR by W. Chambers- written evidence, sent to jail for perjury.

Some European nations as well as the US and Canada formed this alliance of military support...

Thermo-nuclear weapon even more destructive than atomic bomb (67 times the power of Little Boy)

Who was the most famous anti-Communist activist?

What was created when 50 nations met on April 25, 1945 with hopes of establishing world peace?

America supported impoverished Europe with about $13 billion, Communist party loses appeal:

What split Korea into northern Soviet rule and southern US rule after the Japanese surrendered?

What policy was put in place to prevent communist rule from spreading to other countries?

Alliance made after W. Germany rejoined NATO: linked USSR with some Eastern European countries

North Korea's surprise attack on South Korea created the conflict known as:

Warning sent by Eisenhower saying that the US will defend Middle East against communist attack:

What group refused to answer questions about their possible Communist relations & sent to jail?

Nuclear arms threat increased reliance on this group; carry out secret missions against enemies

Stalin's successor who believed that communism could and would take over the world peacefully:

Chinese nationalist who ruled in South and East China and was supported by the United States:

Who was president during the time of the race for the H-bomb?

President Truman took over British economic and military support in Greece and Turkey...

Where did the weak Nationalists flee after the Communists ran them out of China?

Eisenhower's secretary of state, extremely anti-Communist, said Cold War was a "moral crusade".