U.S. HISTORY
Week 7 - Cold War Begins- Ch 13 –sections 3-4
Red Scare
The Rosenbergs
What was the fear of Communist infiltration
and being accused of being communist?
What couple was convicted for espionage
and executed in 1953?
Fall Out
Subversion
What did Stalin forcibly transform the Soviet Union into by mid1930s?
What is the radiation left over after a nuclear blast?
What is the effort to secretly weaken a society
and overthrow its government?
Brinkmanship
Sputnik
Suez Crisis
(Egypt)
Taiwan Crisis
(China)
What is the willingness to go to the brink of war
to force the other side to back down?
What was the first artificial satellite launched by
the Soviets to orbit the earth in 1957?
Joseph McCarthy
Francis Gary Powers
McCarthyism –
Tactics used to
damage reputations
with vague and
unfounded charges
Investigations
became a witch hunt
searching for
disloyalty based on
flimsy evidence and
irrational fears
Which senator tried exposing Communists in the U.S. government?
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Which American pilot was shot down by the Soviets in Afghanistan in 1959?
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Bully tactics – US Army
Who was used to prevent Communist uprisings
in other countries by using covert, or hidden, operations?
What was McCarthy’s downfall?
1. Why were NATO and the Warsaw Pact formed?
NATO was formed to maintain peace and freedom for European nations (a mutual defense alliance) and the
Warsaw Pact was formed to achieve Soviet foreign policy goals (in response to NATO’s formation)
2. What were the effects of the new Red Scare on federal employees?
Federal employees faced stricter screening and termination if they were suspected of being disloyal
3. What was President Eisenhower’s “new look” for the military?
Eisenhower favored the use of atomic weapons instead of maintaining a large and expensive army
Week 7 of 10.
The 7 quiz towards your midterm.
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