1. Grudge Ball Review

2. At this Conference, the allies agreed to divide Germany and Berlin into four zones. Germany would pay war reparations with goods instead of cash.- Germany is divided

3. The Yalta Conference

4. East Berlin and East Germany were controlled by?

5. The Soviet union, a joint coalition controlled the western half of both areas (US/British/French)

6. What economic system did the US follow? Soviet union ?

7. US- Capitalism Soviet Union- Communism

8. Who brought communism to China? (backed by the Soviets)

9. MAO

10. What are two characteristics of a capitalist system that the Soviets oppose? Communist characteristics that us opposes?

11. Capitalism- Freedom of competition--Laissez Faire--Social classes
Capitalism- Freedom of competition--Laissez Faire--Social classes. the Soviets are communist and totalitarian: Government ownership of industry--Created as a reaction to capitalism--Goal to bring economic equality--Classless society

12. Indirect wars fought during the Cold War – Soviets and U. S
Indirect wars fought during the Cold War – Soviets and U.S. never directly fought each other but they both got involved in conflicts between communism and democracy in other countries like Korea and China

13. Proxy war

14. Why was McArthur Angry with the Chinese during the Korean war?

15. They entered the war on the side of the North Koreans

16. communist governments in the Eastern European countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and East Germany- these place were referred to as?

17. Satellite nations

18. Who brought communism to North Korea? (backed by soviets)

19. Kim Il Sung

20. At this conference, Stalin and Truman met to primarily figure out a deal for Germany --Truman did not want Germany to pay heavy reparations like Stalin did--Truman suggested that Stalin take reparation from his German zone and allow the Allied side of Germany to build up their economy--While in the meeting Truman gets word of the successful test of the Atomic Bomb and used that to get Stalin to agree

21. Potsdam conference

22. form of government in which the national government takes control of all aspects of both public and private life

23. Totalitarianism

24. What is the iron curtain?

25. Named by Winston Churchill in a speech- No physical barrier was created that separated the continent. Term Iron Curtain was just a symbolic divide between Communist and Non-Communist countries

26. What did the Truman doctrine state? (two things)

27. 1. In the long run, it pledged the U. S. to fight communism worldwide
1. In the long run, it pledged the U.S. to fight communism worldwide Send aid to Greece and turkey Soviets try to establish communism (Greasy-Turkey)

28. What did the Marshall plan propose?

29. proposed economic aid to all European nations rebuilding their economies. Western Europe began to recover and weakened the “appeal” of Communism.

30. Briefly describe the berlin airlift

31. The Soviets closed all access to U. S. controlled W. Berlin (blockade)
The Soviets closed all access to U.S. controlled W. Berlin (blockade). For the next 11 months, Truman sent cargo planes to drop food, supplies, medicine, etc. Realizing they were beaten and suffering a public relations nightmare Stalin lifted the blockade

32. dividing parallel of North and South Korea

33. The 38th parallel

34. What does NATO stand for?

35. North Atlantic treaty organization

36. What was NATo’s function?

37. Alliance to stop the spread of communism

38. In response to Nato, what alliance did Stalin create?

39. Warsaw pact

40. Led the U.S. forces in Korea- he wanted to nuke China once they had entered the war. After President Truman told him no, he went to Congress to get support. Truman fired him for insubordination.

41. Douglas mac Arthur

42. SEATO- was southeast asia’s version of ?

43. Nato- or an alliance to stop the spread of communism

44. Policy where it was thought that fighting small wars to stop the spread of Communism were too expensive (like Korea). Instead threaten to use nuclear weapons, this policy is called Massive Retaliation what president implemented this policy?

45. Massive Retaliation

46. What is sputnik?

47. first satellite sent to space (Soviets)

48. What is the GI Bill?

49. provides financial assistance to returning veterans for college, housing, starting a business etc

50. popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, from a combination of African-American genres such as blues, boogie-woogie, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music

51. Rock and role

52. What/who are the baby boomers?

53. are people born during the demographic post–World War II baby boom approximately between the years many babies were born right after WWII- largest generation in history

54. Who are the Rosenberg’s?

55. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens tried for, convicted, and executed for conspiracy to commit espionage. They were instrumental in the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, speeding his development of Soviet nuclear weapon development.

56. Senator who started the second Red Scare to find communists

57. Joseph McCarthy

58. In 1950’s America, what areas were growing most rapidly in population?

59. suburbs

60. how was Truman able to get Stalin to agree to unfavorable terms at Potsdam?

61. He received confirmation at the conference that there was a successful atomic bomb testing

62. Name three of the major areas for the cold war competition

63. Possible responses: Espionage Space Race Sports Weapons stuctures

64. Developed by George kennan, what was the foreign policy adopted by the united states during the early stages of the cold war?

65. Containment

66. What were the suburban towns called that were developed around the country- using mass production techniques

67. Levitt towns