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What was the main idea behind containment policy? to stop the spread of communism throughout the world by creating alliances and supporting the weaker countries
2. What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine? an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War example: Turkey, Greece
3. What were the goals of the Marshall Plan? Money to help territories rebuild
4. In 1948, what issue with Germany brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of war? The unifcation of the German zones of occupation
5. Why did Soviets troops blockade West Berlin? Becuase they wanted all of Berlin
6, What decision does Truman make to keep the people of West Berlin alive during the blockade? The airlift
7. Why was NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) formed in 1949? Formed to protect Europe from Soviet Aggersion
What shocking news did the US government get about the Chinese Civil War in 1949? The Communist won , China becomes communist country
12. The Korean War pitted the forces of North Korea and China against what organization? UNN police action
13. Why did President Truman decide to fire General Douglas MacArthur who was in charge of US forces in Korea? MacArthur publically talked bad about President Truman
14.What was the outcome of the Korean War? Stalemate but Communism was contained
15. By 1946, Americans were experiencing a “Red Scare”. What did Americans fear? Fear that communists soviet union would overthrow our government
16. What was the purpose of Truman’s loyalty review program? To screen federal workers to expose communists
17. What did Whittaker Chambers tell the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) about former FDR diplomat Alger Hiss? His was a spy for the Soviet Union
18. What crime did a jury convict Hiss of committing? Perjury lying under oath
19. Why did the FBI arrest Julius and Ethel Rosenberg? They are head of a soviet spy ring that passed secrets about the atomic bomb
21. What was the purpose of the government’s top secret program “Project Venona”? Crack soviet code
22. Why did HUAC investigate Hollywood? Hollywood appeared to be sympathetic to Communism
23. What does “blacklisting” mean? Many of Hollywood were fired and companies refused to hire them
24. Senator Joseph McCarthy made headlines when he accused which government department of having 205 people employed who were “known” members of the Communist Party? Did McCarthy ever produce the list? State department and no
How did the televised Army-McCarthy hearings cause McCarthy’s support by the American people to decline/fade? He Appeared as a bully
27. How could/did McCarthyism ruin federal employees careers? Damaged repuatations
28. How did Americans try to prepare for the possibility of nuclear war? Encouraged bomb shelters , schools practice safety drills Duck and cover drills
How was Eisenhower’s “new look” for the military and the idea of massive retaliation different from Truman’s defense policies? The willingness of the us to use our nuclear weapons if threatened
31. What was the significance of the Soviet Union’s launching of Sputnik in 1957? Governemnt will create a new agency to research rockets and space technology known as NASA
32. Why did critics of Eisenhower’s “New look” defense policy that relied on nuclear weapons call it brinkmanship? Too dangerous, it pushed Us and the soviets to the very edge of war
33. Why did Eisenhower direct the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) to use covert operations in developing nations? To prevent communism from taking over
The U-2 was America’s most sophisticated spy plane. It was able to fly higher than any other plane at the time. What happened to the one flying over the Soviet Union in 1960? What happened to the pilot? Plane was shot down by serivece to air missle, the piolt was in held in captively for close to two years
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