1950s & the Cold War

Which President was blamed for the loss of China to communism?

Also called "Star Wars" a proposed US defense system to protect US from missile attacks

Preparing for variety of military responses to intern'l crises rather than focusing on nukes

Following the end of WWII, which nation did the Soviet Union hope to keep divided and weak?

If Vietnam falls to communism, so will all of SE Asia

What industry fleet the brunt of McCarthyism?

Which is incorrectly matched?

Korea was divided along what parallel?

Which is correctly matched?

The name of the plan that sent 13 billion dollars to help W. Europe recover after WWII

Bypassing the Boland Amendment, which President funneled weapons to the Contras in Nicaragua?

On June 25, 1950, what nation invaded S. Korea?

Threatening an enemy with massive retaliation in response to military aggression

Central American dictator arrested for drug-trafficking

His secret police fired on people for demonstrating @ increased food taxes during a famine

Soviet leader following Stalin

He was arrested as an American spy in the U2 incident

For how long did the Berlin Airlift last?

US policy to keep communism from spreading beyond E. Europe

Guatemalan leader overthrown in CIA-backed coup

Which is the correct order in the Korean War?

Eisenhower's "open skies" proposal would allow both Soviets & Americans to

Following Cuba's nationalization of foreign-owned businesses, what did the US gov't do?

1972 Treaty; SU & US limit # of ICBMs and Submarine-launched missiles

The primary purpose of the UN

Ohio Senator who claimed that communists had infiltrated US at the highest levels

Which were satellite nations

A restructuring of the economy and the government in the USSR by Gorbachev

To counter the threat created by NATO, the USSR and its satellites created what alliance?

One of Nixon's 1st acts of detente was

Which nation became communist in 1949?

Which nation was created by the Palestine Mandate?

To show that they didn't want to be communist anymore, in 1989, E. Germans

First American President of the Cold War

This incident was the closest the US and USSR came to direct confrontation

President Truman ordered the desegregation of...

President who 100s of troops to the Dominican Republic to prevent the election of a leftist.

Which doesn't belong?

General Secretary of the USSR

Which was a goal of the US in Europe after WWII?

Who coined the term "iron curtain?"

Though communist, this nation was non-aligned

Created during WWII to monitor communist correspondence with Americans

Eisenhower's Secretary of State

Executed for espionage

N & S Korea together form what kind of landmark?

N. Korea has what type of government?

Which General was in charge of the American Operation in Korea?

According to this declaration, the US would defend the Middle East against Communist attack

Agency formed @ Truman signed the National Security Act

MacArthur was fired for

Republican candidate for president in 1952

Refused to testify before Congress bc its violated their Constitutional rights

Nixon's Secretary of State

This provided free higher education and low interest mortgages to returning veterans