Cold War Review 1 (2025)

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An era that began in the U.S. after WWII in which the Soviet Union and the U.S. conflicted over the ideologies of communism and democracy. It lasted from 1945-92.

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Cold War

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What was the U.S. foreign policy after WWII designed to stop the spread of communism known as?

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Containment

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What was the name of the diplomatic policy after WWII in which the U.S. government established a "containment" policy toward the spread of communism, in particular in Greece and Turkey?

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Truman Doctrine

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What plan was issued by the U.S. and President Truman to help struggling European countries with financial assistance to prevent communism from spreading into these areas and to help their economies recover after WWII.

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Marshall Plan

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How did President Truman respond after the USSR embargoed (cut off) all supplies to the city of Berlin to force the U.S. and its allies to hand over the entire city?

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He airlifted supplies to the city.

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What was the name given to the guarded concrete barrier built by the Soviet Union in 1961 to separate the communist Eastern part of the city of Berlin from the democratic Western part?

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Berlin Wall

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What U.S. Senator led a "Communist Witch Hunt" in the U.S. in which he accused hundreds of innocent government officials as a result of the Second Red Scare?

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Joseph McCarthy

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The Berlin Airlift was America's Response to

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The Soviet Union Blockade of the city of Berlin.

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What husband and wife American scientists were convicted and executed for selling the secrets to building an atomic bomb to the Soviet Union?

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The Rosenbergs

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What was the primary goal of the U.S. policy known as the Marshall Plan?

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To provide financial aid to rebuild European economies and keep them from going Communist.