Ch. 13:..

as a punishement for Senator Joseph McCarthy the Senate ultimately passed a vote of ___ or formal disapporval

censure

issued at the Yalta Conference, the Declaration of Liberated Europe asserted that the people of Europe have the right to

choose their own form of government through democratic means

in the late 1940s, President Truman saw the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan as essential for

containment

President Harry Truman saw the Communist invasion of South Korea as a test of the ____ and ordered the U.S naval and air power into action.

containment policy

the purpose of the project code-named "Vernona," one element of the post-World War II Red Scare, was to

crack the Soviet spy code

during President Eisenhower's administration, many CIA operations took place in nations with primarily agricultural economies, known as ___ nations

developing

at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Allied leaders agreed to

divide Germany among four allied powers

among the major causes of the Cold War were arguments between the United States and the Soviet Union over reparations and

economic policy in Germany

true or false? According to U>S. diplomat George Kennan's "Long Telegram," the United States could not defeat communism without going to war

false

in February 1945, President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to recongnize the government the Soviets had set up in Poland if Soviet leader Joseph Stalin agreed to

hold free elections in Poland as soon as possible

after the Korean War began, the United States embarked on a major

military build up

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed for the purpose of

mutual defense

as World War II was ending, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's goal for establishing a new international political organization was to

prevent another world war

under the policy known as "massive retaliation," President Eisenhower was willing to threaten to use nuclear weapons in order to

prevent wars from starting

the official purpose of President Truman's loyalty review program was to

screen all federal employees for "loyalty"

as world war II ended, what two concerns most influenced Soviet leaders' strategies for the post-war world?

security and promoting communism

what was the era of confrontation and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union?

the Cold War

according to the theory of containment, if the United States could keep the Soviets from expanding their power, over time..

the Soviet system wold collapse

President Eisenhower used the treat of massive retaliation to resolve crises involving Taiwan and

the Suez Canal

what was the organization formed at the end of World War II to promote international peace and security?

the United Nations

the "iron curtain" that Churchill describes is a symbol of what?

the division between Communist Eastern Europe and Western demorcracies

what was Churchill's perception of the Soviets?

they are a formidable enemy threatening democracy in Western Europe

in the long run, what did the Truman Doctrine committed the United States to?

to pledge to fight communism

true or false? President Truman's loyalty review program calmed public fears that Communists had infiltrated the government

true

true or false? Tpday, U.S. troops are still based in Korea

true

true or false? in 1945, many American leaders believed that the Great Depression and the subsequent reduction in world trade were among the causes of World War II.

true

how the Korean War began?

when North Korean troops invaded the south

the Korean War marked a turning point in the Cold War, leading to a major military buildup and to

American military involvement in Asia

in confrontations with other nations, President Eisenhower often used ____ or going to the edge of war to force the other side to back down

Brinkanship

under the Cold War policy of ____, the United States aimed to keep communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions.

Containment

what declared "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live"?

Declaration of Liberated Europe

Roosevelt, Churhill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and

France

which countries did the Soviet Union suppress a revolt?

Hungary

in the 1950, with Senator McCarthy and others arousing fears of Communist spies, Congress passed the Internal Security Act, usually called the

McCarran Act

Senator Joseph McCarthy's tactic of blackening reputations with vague and unfounded charges became known as ___

McCarthyism

at the _____ conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to issue the Declaration of Liberated Europe

Yalta

where did Soviet resort on the Black Sea where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin me to plan the postwar world?

Yalta

one reason for President Eisenhower's "massive retalition" policy was that it

allowed Eisenhower to cut overall military spending

when the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones of Germany in 1948, the Soviet Union responded by

blockading West Berlin

what was the first time U.S troops were deployed in combat during the Cold War?

1950: U.S forces intervene in Korea

At the Yalta conference, Stalin disagreed with Roosevelt and Churchill about who should be recognized as the legitimate government of ____

Poland

what was the location near Berlin where Truman and Stalin met to work out a deal on Germany?

Potsdam

the communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called _____ nations because they had follow Soviet policies

Satellite

the first artificial satellite to orbit the earthy, called ___, was launched in 1957.

Spuntnik