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Side A ------ Side B
What is the term for: and independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation? ------ Satellite State
What is the term for: a world-wide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union? ------ Cold War
What is the term for: a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe? ------ iron curtain
What is the term for: President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements? ------ Truman Doctrine
What is the term for: policy of keeping communism contained within it's existing borders? ------ containment
What is the term for: an economic and foreign policy that offered aid to Western European countries after World War II? ------ the Marshall Plan
What is the term for: a program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade? ------ Berlin airlift
What is the term for: military alliance formed to counter Soviet expanison? ------ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What is the term for: military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states? ------ Warsaw Pact
An American diplomat and a leading authority on the Soviet Union ------ George F. Kennan
He was the Nationalist leader during the Chinese Civil War. Backed by the United States. ------ Jiang Jieshi
He was the Communist leader during the Chinese Civil War. Backed by the Soviet Union. ------ Mao Zedong
The dividing line of North and South Korea.  ------ 38th Parallel
World War II hero who helped the US come to victory during the Korean War ------ Douglas MacArthur
What is the term for: war fought to achieve only specific goals? ------ Limited War
What is the term for: a Defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia? ------ Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
What is the term for: a contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons? ------ Arms Race
What is the term for: a policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear way by building up enough weapons to destroy one another? ------ Mutually Assured Destruction
He was an experienced diplomat who had helped organize the United Nations after World War II ------ John Foster Dulles
What is the term for: a policy of threatening to use massive force in responce to aggression? ------ Massive Retailiation
What is the term for: a belief that only by going to the brink of war could the United States protect against Communiest aggression? ------ Brinkmanship
He was the new head of the Soviet Union after Stalin died on March 5, 1953. ------ Nikita Khrushchev
What is the term for: to place a resource under government control? ------ Nationalize
What is the term for: and attempt by France and Great Britain to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956? ------ Suez Crisis
What is the term for: policy of President Eisenhower that stated that the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism? ------ Eisenhower Doctrine
What is the term for: U.S. intellignece gathering organization? ------ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What is the term for: government agency that coordinates US efforts in space? ------ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
What is the term for: fear that Communists were working to destroy the American way of life? ------ The Red Scare
What is the term for: a law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government? ------ Smith Act
What is the term for: congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States? ------ House Un-American Activites Committee (HUAC)
What is the term for: group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about alleged communist ties? ------ Hollywood Ten
What is the term for: a list of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties? ------ blacklist
He was a government agent involved in long trial ------ Alger Hiss
What is the term for: a poor couple in NYC who were convicted to death for giving Atomic Bomb information to Russian Agents? ------ Julien and Ethel Rosenberg
He was a senator from WI who claimed to have a list of over 250 people in the government who were Communist. ------ Joseph R. McCarthy
What is the term for: negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty ------ McCarthyism

Side A ------ Side B
What is the term for: and independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation? ------ Satellite State
What is the term for: a world-wide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union? ------ Cold War
What is the term for: a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe? ------ iron curtain
What is the term for: President Truman's promise to help nations struggling against communist movements? ------ Truman Doctrine
What is the term for: policy of keeping communism contained within it's existing borders? ------ containment
What is the term for: an economic and foreign policy that offered aid to Western European countries after World War II? ------ the Marshall Plan
What is the term for: a program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade? ------ Berlin airlift
What is the term for: military alliance formed to counter Soviet expanison? ------ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What is the term for: military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states? ------ Warsaw Pact
An American diplomat and a leading authority on the Soviet Union ------ George F. Kennan
He was the Nationalist leader during the Chinese Civil War. Backed by the United States. ------ Jiang Jieshi
He was the Communist leader during the Chinese Civil War. Backed by the Soviet Union. ------ Mao Zedong
The dividing line of North and South Korea.  ------ 38th Parallel
World War II hero who helped the US come to victory during the Korean War ------ Douglas MacArthur
What is the term for: war fought to achieve only specific goals? ------ Limited War
What is the term for: a Defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia? ------ Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
What is the term for: a contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons? ------ Arms Race
What is the term for: a policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear way by building up enough weapons to destroy one another? ------ Mutually Assured Destruction
He was an experienced diplomat who had helped organize the United Nations after World War II ------ John Foster Dulles
What is the term for: a policy of threatening to use massive force in responce to aggression? ------ Massive Retailiation
What is the term for: a belief that only by going to the brink of war could the United States protect against Communiest aggression? ------ Brinkmanship
He was the new head of the Soviet Union after Stalin died on March 5, 1953. ------ Nikita Khrushchev
What is the term for: to place a resource under government control? ------ Nationalize
What is the term for: and attempt by France and Great Britain to seize control of the Suez Canal in 1956? ------ Suez Crisis
What is the term for: policy of President Eisenhower that stated that the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism? ------ Eisenhower Doctrine
What is the term for: U.S. intellignece gathering organization? ------ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What is the term for: government agency that coordinates US efforts in space? ------ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
What is the term for: fear that Communists were working to destroy the American way of life? ------ The Red Scare
What is the term for: a law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government? ------ Smith Act
What is the term for: congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States? ------ House Un-American Activites Committee (HUAC)
What is the term for: group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about alleged communist ties? ------ Hollywood Ten
What is the term for: a list of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties? ------ blacklist
He was a government agent involved in long trial ------ Alger Hiss
What is the term for: a poor couple in NYC who were convicted to death for giving Atomic Bomb information to Russian Agents? ------ Julien and Ethel Rosenberg
He was a senator from WI who claimed to have a list of over 250 people in the government who were Communist. ------ Joseph R. McCarthy
What is the term for: negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty ------ McCarthyism