Cold War Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Iron Curtain | Churchill spoke in Missouri in 1946 and said an Iron Curtain had descended across the Continent, describing Soviet isolation from the rest of the world. |
Occupation of Germany | Four zones, American, British, French and Russian. |
Berlin Airlift | Russians blockaded land access to Berlin. Blockade was overcome with Berlin Airlift. |
Truman | Succeeded Roosevelt. Won upset victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948, served as president until 1952. |
Truman Doctrine | US would help any free countries resisting armed minorities. US entered a period of Soviet containment designed to counter worldwide Soviet pressure. |
Smith Act | Designed for use against WWII subverts, used by Truman to jail domestic Communist leaders. |
Loyalty Board and House UnAmerican Activities Committee | Investigated Communist infiltration into government. |
Marshall Plan | Helped rebuild Europe with West German reaping greatest benefits.UN established with a Security Council of mostly allied countries. Germany remained under allied occupation. |
Israel | Established in 1948. Series of conflicts with Egypt and other Arab states began. |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed, united European allies in military alliance. Strengthened in aftermath of Korean War. |
Soviet Union | Stalin died in 1953. Kruschev and sucessors Brezhnev, Andopov, and Gorbachev attacked his ruthlessness and relaxed political climate. Gradually occupied countries sought freedom and were thwarted by Soviet military reaction. |
Common Market | Formed by Britain and Western Europe to create free trade zone and stimulate commerce. |
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