The Cold War

Question 1

Iron Curtain

Answer 1

Political division in Europe between communist countries and democracies

Question 2

Containment

Answer 2

Stopping communism

Question 3

Airlift

Answer 3

Deliver supplies by airplane

Question 4

Cold War

Answer 4

Conflict in which two enemies fight in other ways besides combat

Question 5

Subversion

Answer 5

Attempt to overthrow a government

Question 6

Espionage

Answer 6

spying

Question 7

Perjury

Answer 7

The crime of lying when you have promised to tell the truth

Question 8

Censure

Answer 8

To criticize in an official way

Question 9

Inflation

Answer 9

increase in prices

Question 10

Fair deal

Answer 10

A program aimed at solving some of the nation’s economic problems

Question 11

Closed shop

Answer 11

Business forced to hire only union members

Question 12

Desegregate

Answer 12

End the separation of people according to race

Question 13

Demilitarized zone

Answer 13

Area where military forces are not allowed

Question 14

Surplus

Answer 14

an amount left over

Question 15

Arms race

Answer 15

Countries compete to be the stronger military power

Question 16

Summit

Answer 16

Meeting of heads of government

Question 17

Standard of living

Answer 17

Measure of comfort based on quantity (how many) and quality of goods that people have

Question 18

Affluence

Answer 18

wealth

Question 19

Materialism

Question 20

Big Three Allied leaders, what did they decide

Answer 20

Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Divided Germany into 4 zones.

Question 21

Goals of Senator McCarthy

Answer 21

Get rid of any communism in the US

Question 22

Berlin Airlift

Answer 22

The US and GB flew food, fuel, and other supplies into West Berlin for nearly a year until Stalin finally gave up and ended the blockade.

Question 23

First place where Cold War turned hot

Answer 23

Korea

Question 24

Goal of Truman Doctrine

Answer 24

Promised to help any free nation that resisted communism

Question 25

Who did US grant independence to on 7/4/46

Answer 25

Phillipines

Question 26

Why was it difficult for the US to adjust to a peacetime economy after WW2?

Question 27

Harry Truman's goals

Question 28

How did Korean War start

Question 29

Identify the military alliances that were created by the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1945

Question 30

Identify Mao Zedong and the changes he brought to China

Question 31

Identify the goal of the Geneva summit meeting

Question 32

Identify the goals of President Eisenhower

Answer 32

smaller government, cut federal spending

Question 33

Identify satellite nations as they relate to the Soviet Union

Question 34

Identify the major cultural influences during the 1950s

Question 35

Identify the baby boom and its effects

Question 36

Identify reasons for the growth of the suburbs

Answer 36

After WWII, hundreds of thousands of GIs came home and began looking for affordable homes.

Question 37

Identify the reasons for the growth of highways during the 50s

Answer 37

Federal Highway Act of 1956

Question 38

productivity

Question 39

Summit meeting

Question 40

George Marshall

Question 41

free market

Question 42

Taft-Hartley Act

Question 43

National Security ACt

Question 44

Dr. Jonas Salk