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Mr K History 10

Cold War

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NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is: North Korea
Parallel line that that divides North and South Korea: 38th parallel
The Yalta Agreement: outlines Poland's government
These countries occupied Germany following WWII: 1) Soviet Union 2) France 3) U.K. 4) U.S.
Country that assisted North Korea during the Korean War: China
Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in 1946: 1) U.S. 2) U.K. 3) Soviet Union 4) France 5) China
Extension of the Truman Doctrine: NSC-68
Origins (causes ) of the Cold War: Know at least two of these: 1) Russian Revolution 2) Nonaggression Pact 3) Western Front 4) Manhattan Project
Korean War deaths (civilians and soldiers): 2.5 to 3.5 million
Years of the Korean War: 1950-1953
The administration that created the Federal Employee Loyalty Program: Truman
Turkey: was NOT one of the satellite nations of the Soviet Union
Containment: U.S. policy to "contain" or prevent the spread of Communism
Organization best known for investigating communism in the film industry: HUAC
Nationalists: were defeated in China and were forced to flee to Taiwan in 1949
McCarthyism: unsupported accusations
Reason the Soviet Union did not vote on the Korean conflict issue at the UN Security Council meeting: Soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan
Of the UN troops that fought in the Korean War: 90 percent were Americans
South Korean president during the Korean War: Syngman Rhee
Stalin: made a speech that helped mark the beginning of the Cold War
This senator from Wisconsin was on a crusade to end communism: McCarthy
President who fired General MacArthur: Truman
Marshall: Created the European Recovery Program
Kim Il Sung leader of North Korea during Korean war
Former Nationalist leader of China: Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong: Communist leader that took control of China in 1949
Former communist spy that was sent to jail for perjury: Hiss
MacArthur: Commander of UN forces during the Korean War
Iron Curtain: imaginary line in Europe that separated communism from non-communism
Truman Doctrine: US provided aid to Turkey and Greece in an attempt to keep them from turning communist
West Berlin: name of the non-communist half of Berlin after WWII
Security Council: organization within the UN that has eleven members, five of them being permanent
Communism: economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property
Satellite Nations: countries that controlled politically and economically by the Soviet Union
Blacklist: list of people from Hollywood said to have ties to communism
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