Cold War and Civil Rights

What was the Political and Military tension between the East and the West after WWII called?

• Hot War

• Proxy War

• Comintern War

• Cold War

What is giving in to hostile powers to maintain peace called?

• Isolationism

• Militarism

• Appeasement

• Federalism

What did the Selective Serice System do?

• Expanded the draft

• Built the Atomic Bomb

• Investigated "disloyal" federal employees

• Gave the President more power in military actions.

What did the Manhattan Project do?

• Investigated communists in the film industry

• Built the Atomic Bomb

• Investigated the Watergate Scandal

• Expanded the draft

What is a single party dictatorship with a communist basis called?

• Socialism

• Authoritarianism

• Absolutism

• Marxist-Leninism

Which is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

• US

• Spain

• USSR

• China

How did the UN try to protect human rights after WWII?

• Placing sanctions on countries not upholding those rights

• Only recognized countries uphold those rights

• Passed the UN Declaration of Human Rights

• They did nothing to protect rights

What is the policy of keeping communism where it is, not confronting it called?

• Deterrence

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Brinkmanship

What is the policy of trying to stop or police the Soviets from expanding power?

• Deterrence

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• Containment

What did the Truman Doctrine do?

• Paid for WWII damages

• Provided aid to countries to fight communism

• Divided Germany between the US and the USSR

• Provided aid to revive European governments