1950s Cold War and Culture

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Imaginary wall separating Soviet satellite countries from the west

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Iron Curtain

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Led a communist revolution in China in 1949.

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Mao Zedong

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Congressional committee questioned actors, directors, writers and others about their possible Communists sympathies.

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House of Un-American Activities Committee

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Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the US State Department with spies

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McCarthyism

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Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War? The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union, The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries, The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China, The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries

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The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

Answer explanation

Every time you see COLD WAR, you should think: Soviet Union vs US, nuclear arms race, communism vs democracy

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The changes described in this list contributed most directly to --

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an increase in consumer spending

Answer explanation

If more people have jobs, production is up, AND wages are going up, people have MORE money to spend.

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Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s? Membership for the US Communist Party increased. US citizens were arrested for being suspected communists. Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed. US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.

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US citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.

Answer explanation

When you see McCarthyism, you should think: paranoia, fear of being accused of Communism, fear of speaking out against the government, faked trials & large prison sentences

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The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -

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United States to increase spending of technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

Answer explanation

Sputnik was a satellite launched 1st by the Soviets which meant America was behind in tech & needed to work hard in order to catch up.

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The purpose of "containment" was to--

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stop the spread of communism

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These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.

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USA and the Soviet Union