1950s Cold War and Culture

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Imaginary wall separating Soviet satellite countries from the west
Back
Iron Curtain
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Led a communist revolution in China in 1949.
Back
Mao Zedong
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Congressional committee questioned actors, directors, writers and others about their possible Communists sympathies.
Back
House of Un-American Activities Committee
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the American government by infiltrating the US State Department with spies
Back
McCarthyism
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
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
Back
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
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The changes described in this list contributed most directly to --
Back
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.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
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.
Back
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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