Border between North and South Korea

DMZ

Rosenberg case significance

Linked espionage allegations directly to nuclear intelligence transfer

Venona accusations claim

False

Televised hearings and McCarthy support

True

US strategy to stop spread of communism

Containment

Containment purpose

Halt further expansion of communism without dismantling it where it existed

Chinese Long March significance

Served as a mythic symbol of sacrifice that strengthened Mao’s authority

McCarthyism definition

Accusation-driven investigation relying on fear publicity and intimidation

Korean War impact on US policy

Encouraged expansion of alliances and readiness to intervene against communism

US–Soviet wartime alliance description

A fragile arrangement built on defeating a common enemy rather than lasting trust

Berlin Airlift withdrawal claim

False

SEATO description

Both sides relied on ever-growing nuclear arsenals to maintain deterrence

Stalin satellite states purpose

Construct a buffer of loyal governments to shield the USSR from future invasions

Hollywood Ten significance

Refused questioning and were punished with prison and blacklisting

Sputnik crisis meaning

Suggested Soviet advances in rockets that could deliver nuclear warheads

Containment acceptance of existing communism

True

Massive retaliation meaning

Threatened overwhelming nuclear force even against limited aggression

DMZ creation meaning

War ended without a formal peace leaving a fortified border

Truman Cold War approach

Containment through aid alliances and conventional readiness

NATO formation meaning

Permanent peacetime defense pact pledging mutual protection

Limited war in Korea meaning

Restricted goals and avoided expanding the conflict into a world war

Red Scare civil liberties claim

False

Division of Korea intention

A temporary arrangement pending later reunification

First Soviet satellite

Sputnik

PRC impact on Cold War

Added a major communist state influencing US strategy in Asia

Eisenhower New Look

Emphasized nuclear deterrence and covert operations over large armies

Space technology Cold War role

Developments in rockets and guidance systems had dual civilian-military use

Korean armistice meaning

True

Term for pushing crisis to edge of war

Brinkmanship

Truman Loyalty Order

Federal employees had to undergo screening for suspected disloyalty

Iron Curtain meaning

A symbolic barrier dividing democratic and communist Europe

Soviet refusal of Marshall Plan impact

Created contrast between Western recovery and Eastern economic isolation

Which race began first

Arms

US–Soviet alliance ideology claim

False

Mutually Assured Destruction meaning

True

Marshall Plan goal

Rebuild European economies to reduce appeal of communism

Venona Papers significance

Verified evidence indicating some Soviet espionage activity existed

Communist victory in China explanation

Disciplined forces peasant support and Nationalist corruption

Truman Doctrine meaning

Committed the US to support nations resisting communist pressure worldwide

Eisenhower reliance on conventional forces claim

False

Military-industrial complex warning

Government-industry cooperation risked excessive influence over policy

Brinkmanship definition

Pushing crises dangerously close to war to pressure the opponent to back down

Warsaw Pact difference

Members were tightly controlled by the Soviet Union and lacked independence

Red Scare employment denial term

Blacklist

Berlin Blockade purpose

Pressure Western powers out of West Berlin by cutting off access

NASA creation meaning

Effort to advance civilian space technology and rival Soviet progress

Berlin Airlift symbolism

Supplying West Berlin by air showing resolve to defend freedom

MAD definition

Ability of each side to destroy the other discourages a first strike

US decision to fight in Korea

Containment policy and fear communist victories would spread

Hollywood Ten HUAC claim

True