12. The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because

The soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan

13. When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War

North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel

2. In a capitalist system,

Private citizens control economic activity.

4. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was response to

efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.

7. Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists

ruled in the southern and eastern regions of china

6. After WWII, Korea was divided in half along the 38th parallel of latitude

One half was communist North Korea. The bottom half was communist south Korea.

23. The U-2 incident caused the following events:

Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race He withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the soviet union Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months

17. American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when _____.

the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb

1. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers after World War II

each representing vastly different political and economic systems: capitalism and communism, respectively.

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CHAPTER 18

Question	Answer
11. The ____________ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the war.	Nationalists
12. The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because	The soviets were boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan
13. When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War	North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel
14. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, fear of __________ led to reckless charged against innocent citizens.	Communism
15. _____is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.	HUAC
16. To label someone's activities as _____ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.	McCarthyism
2. In a capitalist system,	Private citizens control economic activity.
3. The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to	Stop the spread of communism
4. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was response to	efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
5. The Soviet Union set up the berlin blockade in response in efforts by the	Western nations to reunify
7. Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese Nationalists	ruled in the southern and eastern regions of china
8. The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.	Nationalists
6. After WWII, Korea was divided in half along the 38th parallel of latitude	One half was communist North Korea. The bottom half was communist south Korea.
9. ____ was the leader of the Communists in China.	Mao Zedong
10. General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ____.	Korea
18. Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by ____.	Joseph McCarthy
19. During the 1950s what did the U.S. and Soviet Union come to the brink of?	Nuclear War
20. When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ____.	A hydrogen bomb
21. The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ____.	Eisenhower Doctrine
23. The U-2 incident caused the following events:	Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the arms race He withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the soviet union Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months
22. The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union intervention in	The Middle East
17. American interest in developing a hydrogen bomb intensified when _____.	the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb
1. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers after World War II	each representing vastly different political and economic systems: capitalism and communism, respectively.

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