The Korean War and McCarthyism
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- Q1A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.Cold War30s
- Q2American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world.containment30s
- Q3Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries, including the United States and Canada, that support each other if attacked.NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)30s
- Q4All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service.industry30s
- Q5A residential district located on the outskirts of a city.suburb30s
- Q6A political system in which the production and distribution of goods are controlled by an authoritarian government.Communism30s
- Q7Leader of the Communist Party in China who established the country as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.Mao Zedong30s
- Q8Line of latitude that separated North and South Korea.38th parallel30s
- Q9The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea (1950-53).Korean War30s
- Q10Wisconsin senator who claimed to have list of communists in American government but no credible evidence. "McCarthyism" was the fearful accusation of any dissenters of being communists during the 1950s.Joseph McCarthy30s
- Q11The principle of not backing down in a crisis, even if it meant taking the country close to war.brinksmanship30s
- Q12Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons.arms race30s
- Q13The hydrogen bomb - a thermonuclear weapon much more powerful than the Atomic bomb.H-bomb30s
- Q14A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.space race30s
- Q15A person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders.dissenter30s