WWII to Cold War

Question 1

The name of the committee formed to investigate suspected communists was the...

Accepted Answer

House Un American Activities Committee

Question 2

CHALLENGE: On what date were the Rosenbergs executed in 1953?

Accepted Answer

June 19th

Question 3

What is the name for the small European nations Stalin took over after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Satellite Nations

Question 4

The name of the Senator that started the witchunt of communists in the 1950s was...

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an example of the U.S. defending democracy after WWII?

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Question 6

True or False: Stalin tried to take over West Berlin by building the Berlin Wall in 1948.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

CHALLENGE: What state was McCarthy a senator of?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin

Question 8

The #1 goal of the U.S. throughout the Cold War was to _________ communism

Accepted Answer

Contain

Question 9

McCarthy fell from power after he accused _______ of being filled with communists

Accepted Answer

The U.S. army

Question 10

The belief that if one country falls to communism all will fall is called the...

Accepted Answer

Domino Theory

Question 11

At what conference did Stalin go back on his word to allow free elections in those nations?

Accepted Answer

Potsdam

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