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Replacement Cold War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| defensive alliance among the United States & western European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe | NATO |
| the making of false accusations based on rumor or guilt by association, based off of a Senator who attempted to exploit American fears of a communist takeover | McCarthyism |
| peacetime alliance between the Soviet Union & Eastern European soviet bloc countries | Warsaw Pact |
| U.S. strategy for rebuilding & creating a stronger foundation for the countries of W. Europe, $13 billion provided in an attempt to eliminate the conditions that made communism successful | Marshall Plan |
| America’s main foreign policy during the Cold War, U.S. must be leaders in the effort to stop the spread of communism, | Containment |
| Countries subject to Soviet domination on the Western border of the USSR that would serve as a buffer zone against attacks, aka“Iron Curtain” | Satellite Nations |
| Struggle between the US & USSR to develop more advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles & gain military superiority | Arms Race |
| 1947-1991, Political & military tension that developed following WWII between the U.S. & USSR | Cold War |
| First artificial satellite to orbit the Earth in 1957 catalyst for Red Scare & the Space Race | Sputnik |
| The decision to divide Germany into four zones was made at: | Yalta Conference |
| Truman’s first meeting with Stalin is at the: | Potsdamn Conference |
| Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) charged many Hollywood figures with: | Being Sympathetic to Communist ideas |
| The Berlin Airlift was President Truman’s response to: | The Soviet blockade if West Berlin |
| Senator Joseph McCarthy’s Power faded shortly after he | Appeared on television in the Army-McCarthy hearing |
| The __________ gave billions of dollars to help rebuild Europe after World War II. | Marshall Plan |
| the ability to come to the verge of war without actually going to war | Brinkmanship |
| The policy of __________ is when making ones military so strong that no nation would dare attack | Deterrence |
| a(n)_________ shows the names of people whom employers agree not to hire | Blacklist |
| is the government treats everyone equally and is responsible for the well-being of the people. | Communism |
| This person was accused of passing papers to a former communist in a pumpkin patch | Alger Hiss |
| These people were convicted of stealing information on the Atomic Bomb. They were sentenced to death. | The Rosenberg's |
| Who were the big three? | Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin |
| What countries did the big three represent | U.S., Great Britain, Russia |
| Through the ________________ new federal employees were to be investigated for communist activity before being hired. | Loyalty Program |
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