Origins of the Cold War Cold War Heats Up Cold War at Home Living on the Edge Miscellaneous

Question Name the two economic systems in conflict during the Cold War

Answer 1 – 10 Communism and Capitalism

Question What descended over Eastern Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic,” according to Winston Churchill?

Answer 1 – 20 The Iron Curtain. It represented the division between Communist countries and the Free West.

Question This policy was contained within an 8,000 word telegram sent by George F. Kennan to President Truman.

Answer 1 – 30 Containment. It becomes the basic policy of the U.S. for stopping the advancement of Communism around the globe.

Question “It must be the policy of the Unites States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”

Answer 1 – 40 Truman Doctrine. It was this idea that led to U.S. support for Greece and Turkey. As Homer said, “Greece…Turkey…YUM!

Question What two organizations did the U.S. join that effectively end any hopes of isolationistic tendencies after World War II?

Answer 1 – 50 The U.N. and NATO. We join the United Nations, a peace keeping organization in 1945 and NATO, a 12 member defensive alliance system in 1949 after the Blockade.

Question Chiang Kai-shek

Answer 2 – 10 Leader of the Nationalist forces in the struggle for power in China. He was “our guy in China.”

Question Leader of the Communist forces in China.

Answer 2 – 20 Mao Zedong. He led the Communists to power in 1949.

Question Korea starts here and ends here.

Answer 2 – th Parallel. After 3 years of fighting, the war ends in a stalemate pretty much where it started.

Question Leader of the UN forces in Japan and Korea.

Answer 2 – 40 “El Supremo” General Douglas MacArthur

Question Why does President Truman fire this man?

Answer 2 – 50 MacArthur disobeyed direct orders to stop discussing war with China.

Question This group investigated communist influences in the movie industry.

Answer 3 – 10 House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Question This group refused to cooperate because the HUAC investigation was unconstitutional.

Answer 3 – 20 The Hollywood Ten.

Question In 1948, he was accused of spying for the Soviets by Whittaker Chambers. He was jailed for perjury, not communism.

Answer 3 – 30 Alger Hiss

Question The only two “spies” to executed for espionage.

Answer 3 – 40 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Question This made it unlawful to plan ay action that might lead to the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.

Answer 3 – 50 McCarron Act. Named for the Nevada Senator that sponsored it. It was vetoed by Truman but overridden by Congress.

Question US response to Soviet explosion of an atomic bomb.

Answer 4 – 10 Developed the H-Bomb.

Question Soviet response to NATO.

Answer 4 – 20 Warsaw Pact.

Question This doctrine stated that the United States would defend the Middle East against Communist aggression.

Answer 4 – 30 The Eisenhower Doctrine.

Question Relying heavily on atomics, this Dulles policy brought us right to the edge of war.

Answer 4 – 40 Brinksmanship.

Question This groups used spies around the world to gather information, carry out covert operations, interfere with foreign governments to stop communism.

Answer 4 – 50 The Central Intelligence Agency.

Question The first unmanned artificial satellite put into space.

Answer 5 – 10 Sputnik. It was shot into space by the Soviet Union.

Question This U-2 “high flier” was shot down over enemy airspace and created an international incident.

Answer 5 – 20 Gary Francis Powers. He was spying on the Soviet Union, taking pictures from his plane.

Question This system relies on individual decisions, where individuals own the means of production.

Answer 5 – 30 Capitalism. In Communism, the state owns the means of production and makes the decisions about what to produce.

Question In response to the Brits and French attacking Egypt, Nasser……

Answer 5 – 40 Nationalized the Suez Canal. It led to the Eisenhower Doctrine.

Question How does the Soviet lead in the space race affect you today?

Answer 5 – 50 You have to take more science and math in high school.