The Cold War Chapter 16 American convicted and
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The Cold War Chapter 16
American convicted and executed for passing nuclear sexrets to the Sovies
Who is Julius Rosenberg
Term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
What is Mc. Carthyism
Weaker country under the control of a stronger country
What is a Satellite State
War to achieve specific goals rather than the total defeat of the enemy
What is Limited War
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism
Who is George Kennan
Endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons
What is Arms Race
General in command of U. S. forces in the Korean War
Who is Douglas Mac. Arthur
Fear of communists, both outside and within the United States
What is Red Scare
Having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destryed in an alll-out war
What is Mutually Assured Destruction
U. S. policy to use force to help countries in the Middle East fend off communism
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
What best is the best underlying cause of the Cold War?
Basic political and economic differences between the U. S. and Soviet Union
HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate possible subversive activities by…
What are Communists, Fascists, and Nazis
What was the outcome of the civil war in China?
The communists led by Mao Zedong defeated the Nationalists
Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States described as a “cold” war?
The two sides did not engage each other directly in a military conflict
A Red Scare occurred at what earlier period in American History?
1917 -1920, after the Russian Revolution
In the Korean War, United Nations forces…
Fought together with U. S. troops against North Korea
What was a consequence of secret CIA operations in the 1950 s
Why did J. Robert Oppenhiemer oppose development of a hydrogen bomb?
He thought it would lead to an arms race
Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War? In what ways was the war a success, and in what ways was it a failure?
After the Soviet Union got the atomic weapon how did the relationship between them and the U. S. change? Arms Race, MAD, and Brinkmanship should be discussed.
