Chapter 19: The Cold War Heats Up

Joseph McCarthy accused many people in the United States of being ________________.

• Nationalists

• Republicans

• Communists

• Capitalists

______________ convinced many people to believe McCarthy's accusations.

• Bravery

• Fear

• Courage

• Common sense

True or False: McCarthy's accusations ruined the reputations and lives of many people.

• True

• False

Identify South Korea on the map.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Identify the 38th parallel on the map.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Identify North Korea on the map.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Why was the United States willing to get involved in the Korean War?

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to prevent the use of nuclear weapons in the region

• to preserve vast oil reserves in South Korea

• to set the stage for a U.S. takeover of Korea

What political leader made this statement?

"History is on our side. We will bury you!" -excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries

• John F. Kennedy

• Adolf Hitler

• John McCarthy

• Nikita Khrushchev

What did the following statement directly lead to?

"History is on our side. We will bury you!" -excerpt from 1956 speech to ambassadors from Western countries

• an international "leg race"

• a international "arms race"

• the Korean War

• the Vietnam War

The Cuban Missile Crisis started when the United States found out that the Soviet Union had built ________________

in Cuba.

• missile launching pads

• a blockade

• a nuclear war