1. What do communist nations
believe in?
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2. What is the fundamental
difference between
communism and capitalism?
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3. The origins of the Cold War
lay in the disagreement
between the U.S. and the S.U.
over postwar arrangements in
what area of the world?
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4. “From Stettin in the Baltic or
Trieste in the Adriatic, a
has descended
across the continent.
What does this „iron curtain‟
symbolize?
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5. The containment policy
adopted by the Truman
administration assumed that
the Soviet Union‟s foreign
policy was based on what?
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6. This provided economic aid
to rebuild war-torn Europe.
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7. What was the
Truman Doctrine?
Name the first 2 countries
involved with this…
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8. What was NATO?
What was the Soviet response?
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9. Truman was blamed by some
Americans for “losing” what
country to communism?
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10. Describe the effects of the fall
of China to communism on
Americans.
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11. Why is the Rosenberg case
during the Red Scare
significant?
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12. The Berlin Airlift was in
response to what event?
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13. Korea was divided along
what parallel?
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14. What event marked the start
of the Korean War in June
1950?
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15. Senator Joe McCarthy‟s
downfall came when he
accused people of what
organization of being
communist?
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16. What is the difference
between democracy and
totalitarianism?
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17. Define McCarthyism.
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18. In 1949, the Soviet Union
exploded the , which
prompted the United States to
begin the development of the
?
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19. Summarize the Arms Race.
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20. Define Brinkmanship.
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21. Who was Nikita Khruschev?
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22. What were the effects of the
launching of Sputnik on
American citizens?
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23. Describe the U-2 incident.
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24. What issue of military strategy
led to a disagreement
between general Douglas
MacArthur and President
Truman, eventually costing
MacArthur his job?
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25. What goals did the United
States achieve by fighting in
Korea?
What goals did it fail to
achieve?
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26. What actions of Joseph
McCarthy worsened the
national hysteria about
communism?
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27. Why was the CIA an important
part of Eisenhower‟s
adminstration?
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28. At the beginning of the Cold
War, who was the leader of
the U.S.S.R.?
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29. What is ironic about the
conclusion of the Korean War?
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30. What group is responsible for
investigating communism in
the movie industry?
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31. Who were the Hollywood
10?
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32. What does Blacklisting
mean?
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33. At the end of World War II,
plans were made to form what
international peacekeeping
organization?
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34. At the end of WWII, what was
the relationship with the U.S.
and U.S.S.R., and the rest of
the world?
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35. Following WWII, why was
Europe considered a “breading
ground” for communism?
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36. Summarize President
Kennedy‟s action in the Cuban
Missile Crisis
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37. What was President Kennedy‟s
goal in the Bay of Pigs
invasion?
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38. Name Game
- Who was George Kennan?
- Who was John Foster
Dulles?
- Who was Joseph McCarty?
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