2. Origins of the Cold War Cold War Heats Up Cold War at Home Living on the Edge Miscellaneous 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 Name the two economic systems in conflict during the Cold War

4. Answer 1 – 10 Communism and Capitalism

5. Question 1 - 20 What descended over Eastern Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic,” according to Winston Churchill?

6. Answer 1 – 20 The Iron Curtain. It represented the division between Communist countries and the Free West.

7. Question 1 - 30 This policy was contained within an 8,000 word telegram sent by George F. Kennan to President Truman.

8. Answer 1 – 30 Containment. It becomes the basic policy of the U.S. for stopping the advancement of Communism around the globe.

9. Question 1 - 40 “It must be the policy of the Unites States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”

10. Answer 1 – 40 Truman Doctrine. It was this idea that led to U.S. support for Greece and Turkey. As Homer said, “Greece…Turkey…YUM!

11. Question 1 - 50 What two organizations did the U.S. join that effectively end any hopes of isolationistic tendencies after World War II?

12. Answer 1 – 50 The U.N. and NATO. We join the United Nations, a peace keeping organization in 1945 and NATO, a 12 member defensive alliance system in 1949 after the Blockade.

13. Question 2 - 10 Chiang Kai-shek

14. Answer 2 – 10 Leader of the Nationalist forces in the struggle for power in China. He was “our guy in China.”

15. Question 2 - 20 Leader of the Communist forces in China.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Mao Zedong. He led the Communists to power in 1949.

17. Question 2 - 30 Korea starts here and ends here.

18. Answer 2 – 30 38 th Parallel. After 3 years of fighting, the war ends in a stalemate pretty much where it started.

19. Question 2 - 40 Leader of the UN forces in Japan and Korea.

20. Answer 2 – 40 “El Supremo” General Douglas MacArthur

21. Question 2 - 50 Why does President Truman fire this man?

22. Answer 2 – 50 MacArthur disobeyed direct orders to stop discussing war with China.

23. Question 3 - 10 This group investigated communist influences in the movie industry.

24. Answer 3 – 10 House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

25. Question 3 - 20 This group refused to cooperate because the HUAC investigation was unconstitutional.

26. Answer 3 – 20 The Hollywood Ten.

27. Question 3 - 30 In 1948, he was accused of spying for the Soviets by Whittaker Chambers. He was jailed for perjury, not communism.

28. Answer 3 – 30 Alger Hiss

29. Question 3 - 40 The only two “spies” to executed for espionage.

30. Answer 3 – 40 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

31. Question 3 - 50 This made it unlawful to plan ay action that might lead to the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship in the United States.

32. Answer 3 – 50 McCarron Act. Named for the Nevada Senator that sponsored it. It was vetoed by Truman but overridden by Congress.

33. Question 4 - 10 US response to Soviet explosion of an atomic bomb.

34. Answer 4 – 10 Developed the H-Bomb.

35. Question 4 - 20 Soviet response to NATO.

36. Answer 4 – 20 Warsaw Pact.

37. Question 4 - 30 This doctrine stated that the United States would defend the Middle East against Communist aggression.

38. Answer 4 – 30 The Eisenhower Doctrine.

39. Question 4 - 40 Relying heavily on atomics, this Dulles policy brought us right to the edge of war.

40. Answer 4 – 40 Brinksmanship.

41. Question 4 - 50 This groups used spies around the world to gather information, carry out covert operations, interfere with foreign governments to stop communism.

42. Answer 4 – 50 The Central Intelligence Agency.

43. Question 5 - 10 The first unmanned artificial satellite put into space.

44. Answer 5 – 10 Sputnik. It was shot into space by the Soviet Union.

45. Question 5 - 20 This U-2 “high flier” was shot down over enemy airspace and created an international incident.

46. Answer 5 – 20 Gary Francis Powers. He was spying on the Soviet Union, taking pictures from his plane.

47. Question 5 - 30 This system relies on individual decisions, where individuals own the means of production.

48. Answer 5 – 30 Capitalism. In Communism, the state owns the means of production and makes the decisions about what to produce.

49. Question 5 - 40 In response to the Brits and French attacking Egypt, Nasser……

50. Answer 5 – 40 Nationalized the Suez Canal. It led to the Eisenhower Doctrine.

51. Question 5 - 50 How does the Soviet lead in the space race affect you today?

52. Answer 5 – 50 You have to take more science and math in high school.