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Cold War Review Head for your nearest bomb shelter…this test will be a nuclear missile! Where were the war-crimes trials held which argued that each person is responsible for his own action? Nuremberg Trials What was one of the four charges against the men tried at Nuremberg? Conspiracy, Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity What government philosophy was viewed as the greatest danger to the U.S. after WW II? Communism What was the name of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period toward communism which meant that the U.S. was trying to hold it back? Containment At which conference did Stalin break his promise to give free elections in Eastern Europe after the war? Potsdam Conference The U.S. wrote a constitution for what former Asian enemy in 1947? Japan It was the major treaty alliance between the U.S. and Western Europe. NATO Who coined the term “iron curtain?” Winston Churchill What was the alliance between the Soviet Union and her Eastern European allies? Warsaw Pact In 1947, President Truman was concerned about the expansion of communism into which two countries? Greece & Turkey The U.S. agreed to “help free peoples resisting communist aggression.” Truman Doctrine The U.S. gave billions of dollars to help rebuild Western Europe. Marshall Plan The Soviet Union and U.S. had a major showdown over this city in the 1940s. Berlin The Berlin Blockade lasted about how long? 11 months (just under a year) How did the U.S. get food into the citizens of Berlin during the blockade? An airlift Who was the Nationalist leader of China during the 1940s? Chiang Kai Shek The supporters of Chiang Kai Shek were forced to flee to which island in 1949? Formosa (Taiwan) What communist leader took over China in 1949? Mao Zedong During the late 1940s and early 1950s, what happened to the amount of money being spent on defense? It increased Term generally used for a hysterical witch hunt--in this case the search for communists. McCarthyism It was commonly known as HUAC. The House Committee on Un-American Activities HUAC was looking for communists in what industry? Movies They were executed for given atomic secrets to the Soviets. The Rosenbergs What was the name given to the first directors and writers who appeared before HUAC and were jailed for contempt of Congress? Hollywood Ten What was the dividing line between North and South Korea? 38th Parallel What action began the Korean War? North invaded the South How did Truman characterize the Korean War? As a police action What percentage of UN troops in the Korean War were US troops? 90% Besides North Korea, what other nation’s troops fought against U.N. and South Korean troops? China Who was the target of President Truman’s anger and ultimately was fired during the Korean War? General MacArthur Who was the Secretary of State under President Eisenhower and author of Brinkmanship? John Foster Dulles What was the name given to the policy of threatening nuclear war against the Soviets? Brinkmanship The Eisenhower Doctrine was applied to which region of the world? Middle East In which Middle Eastern country did the CIA engineer a covert action that resulted in a new prime minister? Iran In what Central American nation did the U.S. engineer a coup to oust a communist leaning dictator? Guatemala Who was Gamal Abdel Nasser? President of Egypt What important waterway was taken over by Egypt in 1956, almost leading to war? The Suez Canal What nation was established in 1948, much to the dismay of her Arab neighbors? Israel Which two European nations threatened war with Egypt because of her takeover of the Suez? Britain and France Which Eastern European nation had a counter-revolution against the Soviet Union in 1956 that ended in defeat? Hungary What event convinced Americans that the U.S. had lost her technological edge to the Soviet Union? The launching of Sputnik Which Soviet leader followed Stalin and threatened the U.S. with the line, “We will bury you?” Khrushchev Where was the site of the amphibious landing by General MacArthur during the Korean War? Inchon What was the name given to being denied a job because one was suspected of communist activity or sympathy? Blacklisting Potential Essays??? Explain why there was a fear of Communist influence in the United States in the late 1940s and 1950s. Discuss the ways in which it was manifested Explain the significance of THREE of the following to BOTH the United States and the Soviet Union: - The Marshall Plan - The Berlin Airlift - The fall of China - The Korean war - Successful launch of Sputnik