True

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True False

• South Korea invaded North Korea to start the
  Korean War

2
True -False

• US Congress declared war on North Korea.

3
True -False

• The USSR was the commanding force behind the
  North Korean invasion of South Korea.

4
True -False

• Soviet acquisition of atomic weaponry affected US
  popular culture such as books, music, and movies.

5
True -False

• In 1959 Ike (Eisenhower) and Khrushchev had a
  successful visit in the USA.

6
True -False

• The United Nations played a role in the official
  formation of Israel.

7
True False

• Both Allied and Axis actions were judged in the
  Nuremberg trials.

8
True -False

• The Korean War greatly changed the borders of
  North and South Korea

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Who am I?

• WW2 General at D-Day
• Elected President in 1952
• Invited the Soviet Premier to the US in 1959

10
Who are we?

• We met at Yalta to make major decisions about the
  aftermath of the war.
• We decided that Germany and Berlin would be
  divided into 4 sectors.

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Who am I?

• I moved from Vice-President to President in 1945.
• I was in charge of the decision to drop atomic
  bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• I tried to veto the McCarren act, believing it
  was unconstitional to lock people up for their
  ideas rather than their actions.

12
Who am I?

• I made a name for myself working for the House
  Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) rooting
  Commies out of Hollywood.
• My name is now used as term that means to accuse
  wildly without sound evidence.

13
Who am I?

• I served in the Pacific in WW2.
• My men made a difference as part of the UN forces
  in Korea.
• I did not see eye to eye with my commander in
  chief in 1951 and was relieved of my duties.

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Who Am I?

• I served as Secretary of State under Dwight D.
  Eisenhower.
• I took an aggressive stance against communism
• I coined terms such as covert operations,
  brinkmanship, ideas as weapons

15
Who Am I?

• I rejected Eisenhowers Open Skies proposal,
  not wanting him to spy in my backyard.
• When I caught the US U2 spy plane, I was livid
  and brought the US violation to world attention
  at the Paris Peace Conference, using my shoe for
  emphasis

16
Who am I?

• So far in this class you know me as a HUAC member
  who helped to put Alger Hiss in jail and as Vice
  President, but eventually in 1968, I will become
  President of the United States.

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General Questions

• What phrase refers to the competition to have
  better, bigger, and more weapons? (especially
  ICBMs)

18
General Questions

• Who are the 2 superpower nations after WWII?

19
General Questions

• What new nation is formed in the Middle East in
  1948, in connection to events of WWII?

20
General Questions

• What part of the United Nations is most powerful?

21
General Questions

• What is the name of the Act that created the CIA,
  the Air Force, and made the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  more offficial?

22
General Questions

• Chiang Kai-Sheks nationalist China is known by
  today by what name?

23
General Questions

• Who set up the blockade around West Berlin?

24
General Questions

• Considering Truman and Kennans containment
  policy, what was USs biggest concern with the
  USSR (1945-48)
• A. Economy
• B. Military
• C. Territory
• D. Technology

25
General Questions

• What term means to keep communism within it
  current borders?

26
General Questions

• This is a photo of
• A. the inside of Sputnik
• B. A Kiddie Kokoon nuclear fallout shelter
• C. a Marshall Plan delivery vehicle.

27
General Questions

• Bert the Turtle was used to teach school children
  to do what?

28
General Questions

• What is the name for the most powerful nations in
  the UN?

29
General Questions

• What brought an end to McCarthys reign of terror
  over the Red Scare?

30
General Questions

• If the US leadership lineup is Truman, then
  Eisenhower, what is the Soviet leadership lineup?

31
General Questions

• What program authorized the sending of 13
  billion in aid and supplies to Western Europe to
  keep communism out of the region?

32
General Questions

• What October 1957event spurred America to
  dramatically increase its spending on education,
  particularly for science and math?

33
General Questions

• Name the 2 military alliances that essentially
  divided Europe.

34
General Questions

• What nation played a major role in helping out
  the North in the Korean War once United Nations
  stepped in?

35
General Questions

• Which of the following events was NOT about
  containing communism?
• A. Korean War
• B. Marshall Plan
• C. Nuremberg Trials
• D. NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization

36
General Questions

• What event happened in Asia just prior to the
  outbreak of the Korean War that made Truman
  determined to help out the South Koreans?

37
General Questions

• Churchill coined a term to describe the line that
  divided Red Warsaw Pact nations from Blue NATO
  nations. What was the term?

38
General Questions

• What event made Americans feel second rate to the
  Soviets?

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