MUSH STUDY GUIDE TEST COLD WAR

pope 9th grade

what was the purpose of the yalta conference?

discuss post war europe

the first issue discussed in Yalta

poland

what was the major political issue developing in poland following its lberation from the soviets?

wheter it was going to be communist or not

what was the final conclusion decided in regards to poland following the yalta conference?

poland would be able to decide its own government

Declaration of Liberated Europe

Gave European people opportunity to choose which form of government they wish to have

what did the declaration of liberated europe help the people of europe accomplish what 3 things?

peace, aid, temporary governments that held free elections

what was decided in yalta regarding germany

it would be divided into 4

how the soviets broke the agreement set on the declaration of europe

2 weeks after the agreement they tried manipulating the king of romania into communism and didnt led free elections

became president after FDR died and he was strongly anti communism

Harry S. Truman

potsdam conference

Truman, Churchill, and Stalin discussed the future of Europe but their failure to reach meaningful agreements soon led to the onset of the Cold War.

main argument that Stalin and truman had regarding germany's economy

that germany would turn communist out of desperation

after the potsdam conference, pro soviet communist governements developed in these 5 eastern european countries

Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

origin of iron curtain

Churchill said this referring to Comminusm falling in europe

the cause of crisis in iran

Soviet union demanded for Iran's oil

what exactly was the truman doctrine?

Truman asked for 400 millions to fight communism

what exactly was the marshall plan?

would give european nations american american aid to fight communism

what is nato and its orifinal members?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

what exactly was the warsaw pact and its original members

in respond to NATO,

what was the chinese communist revolution

rebellion of communist government

led the communist rebels in china

Mao Zedong

Led Chinese Nationalist

Chiang Kai-shek

after beijing was captured by the communist. where did the nationalists relocate to?

Taiwan

in october 1949, china officially changed its name to what

people's republic of china

general led the U.S military at the end of the korean war

matthew ridgeway

What is SEATO?

South East Asia Treaty Organization Pledged joint action against Communist aggression

Original members of SEATO

S. Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, Japan

Igor gouzenko

A man working as a spy at the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa.

Loyalty Review Program

To screen all federal employees

House Un-American Activities Committee

A congressional committee created to search out disloyal Americans & Communists.

how is J Edgar Hoover involved with HUAC

He led HUAC

Where did HUAC turned its focus to

hollywood

Who was Alger Hiss?

a government employee accused of spying for the Soviet Union

the rosenbergs

Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets

senator joseph mcarthy

accused 205 ppl of being communist

what is mcarthysm

required to publicise communism organization and denied communist passports

president after truman

Dwight Eisenhower

What was Eisenhower's phylosophy in relation to dealing with communism and the cold war

develop many new weapons

brinkmanship

threat of nukes to enemies

what was the central intelligence agency

CIA, espionage

Gamal Abdel Nasser

egyptian president

Pan-Arabism

all arab people in 1 nation

Eisenhower Doctrine

US would interne in Middle East if any government threatened by a communist takeover asked for help

Sputnik

First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

eisenhower focused on the developing relationship between what two entities in the U.S

military establishment and defense industry

what was the military industrial complex

A defense establishment created during Eisenhower's Presidency.

president who was responsible for starting the point four program

Truman