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4. PeopleEvents Cold War At Home Wars and Revolutions Potpourri 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Terms

5. This Senator from Wisconsin became infamous for accusing many people of being Communists.

6. Who is Joseph McCarthy?

7. This Soviet dictator was determined to have Eastern Europe as a buffer zone to protect from future invasion.

8. Who is Joseph Stalin?

9. This British former Prime Minister warned that an “iron curtain” had fallen over Europe dividing East from West.

10. Who is Winston Churchill?

11. This President oversaw the end of the Korean War.

12. Who is Dwight Eisenhower?

13. This person was head of the FBI and investigated people thought to be communist spies.

14. Who is J. Edgar Hoover?

15. This German city was divided into four parts and was located inside the Soviet occupation zone.

16. What is Berlin?

17. The U.S. and its allies were forced to airlift supplies to the city because the U.S.S.R. did this to the city.

18. What is created a blockade?

19. After an attempted communist revolution in Greece, Truman said that it was our duty to protect and defend democracy anywhere in the world, a policy known as this.

20. What is the Truman Doctrine?

21. This trial shocked and scared Americans because it seemed that anyone could be a communist spy.

22. What is the Rosenberg Trial?

23. This conference marked the creation of four German zones of occupation.

24. What is the Yalta Conference?

25. This term refers to a country that is under the influence or “gravity” of a larger nation.

26. What is a Satellite Nation?

27. This is a conflict with a specific commitment of resources for a specific purpose like containing communism.

28. What is a limited war?

29. This is the policy in which the U.S. wanted to stop the spread of communism anywhere in the world.

30. What is containment?

31. This is the political and military barrier cutting off Soviet- controlled countries of eastern Europe.

32. What is the Iron Curtain?

33. This is a policy in which any attempt to seize territory or use of nukes by Communists would result in a large use of nuclear weapons.

34. What is Massive Retaliation?

35. This term is for the fear that communists all over the world were plotting against the U.S.

36. What is the Red Scare?

37. This term comes from a Senator’s use of little or no evidence to destroy people’s lives.

38. What is McCarthyism?

39. These people were executed for being communist spies with very little evidence.

40. Who are the Rosenbergs?

41. This is an infiltration or secret attempt to work against a government and try to overthrow it.

42. What is subversion?

43. J. Edgar Hoover was put in charge of investigating anyone suspected of being a communist because he had this job.

44. What is head of the FBI?

45. The communist revolution in this most populated country alarmed many Americans.

46. What is China?

47. The U.S. fought in Korea to stop the spread of communism to this part of the region.

48. What is South Korea?

49. This person was fired for refusing to follow orders regarding the Korean War.

50. Who is Douglas MacArthur?

51. The Korean War was an example of this because Truman wasn’t willing to declare war on the Chinese or use atomic weapons.

52. What is a Limited War?

53. The entry of this country into the Korean War forced U.S. troops to retreat.

54. What is China?

55. This Soviet satellite was the first man- made object to orbit the Earth.

56. What is Sputnik?

57. This former Vice President made the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan.

58. Who is Harry Truman?

59. This was a strategy to re-build much of Europe in order to stop countries from becoming communist.

60. What is the Marshall Plan?

61. This was created by the U.S. and many Western European nations.

62. What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

63. This Polish capital was the headquarters for an alliance of communist nations.

64. What is Warsaw?

65. Make your wager

66. The Russians were able to develop an atomic weapon relatively quickly because of this, and did so in this year (2X points).

67. What is because of spies inside the Manhattan Project and the year 1949?