Cold War

What were the three things decided at the Yalta Conference?

1) Germany would be divided

2) All freed nations could choose their own government democratically

3) There had to be an international peacekeeping organization.

What two things were decided at the Potsdam Conference?

1) Germany would be split between the U.S., Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union

2) Berlin would also be divided by the same countries

What charge were the Nazis charged with in the Nuremberg Trails?

Crimes against humanity

What is the purpose of the U.N?

to strengthen world peace and security

Who was the first U.S delegate to the United Nations?

Eleanor Roosevelt

In what month and year did the United Nations declare the creation of the nation Israel?

May 1948

What is a satellite state?

Nation that has political connection to another nation

What did Churchill call the line developing through Europe that separated communist and Western Nations?

Iron Curtain

What term describes the struggle for global power between the U.S and Soviet Union?

Cold War

What is containment?

Preventing the spread of communism in the world

What was the Marshall Plan?

The U.S plan to loan money to countries to combat Communism

Why was NATO formed?

If any member country was invaded- the others would come help

What is the Warsaw Pact?

An agreement to have all Communist armies under one command(U.S.S.R

What were 2 things that Truman did to avoid an economic crisis?

Woman asked to give up jobs

Ended rationing

What two parts of the Fair Deal was Truman able to get passed?

Higher minimum wage

Expanded Social Security

Who wins the Civil war in China?

Communists

To where does the losing side retreat?

Taiwan

Who controlled the Korean Peninsula prior to WW2?

Japan

What 2 countries split Korea after ww2?

U.S and Soviet Union

Who led the U.S troops at the beginning of the Korea War?

Douglas MacAurther

What country got involved in the war as the U.N forces pushed northward through North Korea?

China

What campaign promise helped to get Eisenhower elected president?

He will end the fighting

What years did the Korean War begin and end?

1950-1953

What government agency was started to investigate communist activists in the U.S?

HUAC

What did Joseph McCarthy do in congress without much evidence?

Accused many in the State Department of being Communist

What did the Soviets do by 1953 that upset the U.S?

Built a hydrogen bomb

What is the Arms Race?

Battle between the U.S and the Soviet Union to build more and better weapons

Why were Americans concerned by the launch and Sputnik?

Soviets could better control missiles

What was the baby boom?

Period between 1945-1964 where over 77mil babies were born.

What did the Highway Act of 1956 do?

Provided money for interstate highways