U' S' Studies II

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U. S. Studies II Chapter 18 Review Game
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Both the United States and the Soviet Union
joined this organization after World War II.
United Nations
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This group consisted of Eastern European nations
that were dominated by the Soviet Union.
Satellite Nations
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The blocking of another nations attempts to
spread its influence.
Containment
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This term refers to the indirect but hostile
conflict between the United States and the Soviet
Union that began at the end of World War II.
COLD WAR
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In a capitalistic system,
Private citizens control economic activity.
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In a communist system, ,
The state controls economic activity.
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Why was Joseph Stalin suspicious of his Western
Allies after World War II was over?
Felt the Allies took too long opening a second
front against Germany in WWII
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Pictorial Daily Double
Actor
James Earl Jones
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Description of the imaginary line that separated
Communist countries in the Soviet Bloc of Eastern
Europe from countries in Western Europe.
Iron Curtain
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After the promises made at Yalta, how did Joseph
Stalin break his promises to the other Western
leaders?
Stalin banned all democratic parties and free
elections in Eastern Europe.
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This aid program was designed to help rebuild
European nations after World War II.
Marshal Plan
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He arranged for about 400 million dollars in aid
to be sent to postwar Turkey and Greece to resist
communism.
Harry S. Truman
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Pictorial Daily Double
Actor
Matthew Broderick
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The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to
efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
Berlin Blockade
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This defensive military alliance was the first
military alliance that the United States ever
entered during peacetime.
NATO
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This action provided vital supplies to a region
blockaded by the Soviet Union.
Berlin Airlift
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This program was designed to provide economic and
military aid to free nations threatened by
internal or external communist opponents.
Truman Doctrine
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What was the reason that the Truman Doctrine did
not apply to the Hungarian Uprising of 1956?
Hungary was already a communist country, so it
was not resisting the spread of communism.
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Video Daily Double
Entertainment
Tomb Raider
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This leader believed that the best way to
avoid a third world war was to create a new world
order in which all nations had the right of
self-determination
Harry S. Truman
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The 38th Parallel became an important dividing
line between
North and South Korea
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Communist leader of China?
Mao Zedong
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Nationalist leader of China?
Chiang Kai-shek
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Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the
Chinese peasants, he failed to win American
support because he
Was a Communist
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Who was forced to retreat to Taiwan (Formosa)?
The Chinese Nationalists
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Pictorial Daily Double
Actor
Fred Flintstone
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Of the following participants in the Korean
War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
China
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The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South
Korea at the UN Security Council because
Soviets were boycotting the UN over Taiwan.
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How was the Soviet Union indirectly involved
in the Korean conflict?
The Soviet Union sent economic and military aid
to North Korea to support the communists.
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With the rise of Communist China, why did the
conflict in Korea become so vital?
Politicians in the United States wanted to
prevent further spread of communism in Asia.
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Anti-Communist activism that took place during
the Cold War.
McCarthyism
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At various times, ___ claimed to have personal
knowledge of 57, 81, or 205 Communists working in
the State Department.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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Claiming to be persecuted for being Jewish and
holding radical beliefs, ___ pleaded not guilty
to the crime of espionage.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
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The purpose of this was to investigate government
employees and to dismiss those who were found to
be disloyal to the U.S. government.
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
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This organization was best known for
investigating communism in the film industry.
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
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Battle of the Bulge
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This made it unlawful to plan any action that
might lead to the establishment of a totalitarian
dictatorship in the United States.
McCarran Internal Security Act
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___ could only be charged with perjury, not
espionage, because too many years had passed
since the spying had taken place.
Alger Hiss
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Approximately 500 actors, writers, producers,
and directors who were not allowed to work on
Hollywood films because of there alleged
communist connections.
Blacklist
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The ___ decided not to cooperate with the
investigation into whether the American film
industry had been influenced by Communists.
Hollywood
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When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb,
the United States responded by intensifying
efforts to develop
H-Bomb
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What role did the Central Intelligence Agency
have in the politics during the Cold War?
The CIA used covert operations to overthrow
governments unfriendly to the United States.
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The practice of threatening an enemy with massive
military retaliation for any aggression.
Brinkmanship
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What was the Soviet response to U.S. brinkmanship
during the Cold War?
The Soviet Union followed suit, which meant they
also built up their military.
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Audio Daily Double
Rock
Van Halen Jump
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How did the Central
Intelligence Agency influence the politics of
Iran during the Cold War?
The CIA inserted pro-American Shah of Iran in
power.
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The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the
Soviet Union against military intervention in
The Middle East
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How did the philosophies of Nikita Khrushchev
differ from those of his predecessor, Joseph
Stalin?
Peaceful Coexistence
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Pilot of the U-2 spy flight?
Francis Gary Powers
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After the U-2 incident, list the events that
followed
Khrushchev called off a summit conference on the
arms race.
Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower
to visit.
Francis Gary Powers was released from prison
after 18 months.
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Interpreting Maps
Formal Assessment Map Skills p347
What is the most westernmost country shown on
this map that was allied with the USA?
Portugal
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How did the United States view the communist
takeover in China?
Failure of containment in Asia.
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Interpreting Maps
Formal Assessment Map Skills p347
Which nonaligned nation was located on the Baltic
Sea?
Sweden
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Audio Daily Double
Cartoon
Chief Wiggum
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The ___ appeared to be winning the Korean War
until China actively entered the conflict.
South Koreans and their UN Allies
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Video Daily Double
JAG
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The ___ were defeated in the civil war in
China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to
them from the United States.
Nationalists
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Interpreting Maps
Formal Assessment Map Skills p347
Which Warsaw Pact country did not benefit from
sharing a border with other Warsaw Pact countries?
Albania
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When an armistice was signed ending the Korean
War,
North and South Korea were still divided along
the 38th parallel.
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Interpreting Maps
Formal Assessment Map Skills p347
Based on geographic location, why might the
Soviet Union have once wanted to control parts of
Turkey?
The Soviets could control the Black Sea
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Interpreting Maps
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Interpreting Graphs