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1. Define the term COLD WAR.  WHAT WERE THE YEARS OF THE COLD WAR?

2. From a governmental perspective, who were the 2 major advisories during the COLD WAR?

3. From an ideological perspective, what were the 2 world views at war during the COLD WAR?

4. WHICH USA PRESIDENT WSS IN OFFICE WHEN THE COLD WAR BEGAN?

5. WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE CPUSSR WHEN THE COLD WAR BEGAN?

6. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE 'FREEDOM TRAIN'?

7. WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE IGNITION OF THE COLD WAR?

8. WHERE WAS THE FIRST 'BATTLEFIELD' IN THE COLD WAR?

9. WHAT DID THE TERM 'CONTAINMENT' MEAN DURING THE COLD WAR?

10.  WHO WAS GEORGE KENNAN, AND WHY DID HIS 'LONG TELEGRAM' CAUSE HARRY TRUMAN TO BEGIN 'CONTAINMENT' OF THE USSR AROUND THE WORLD?

11. WHO COINED THE TERM 'THE IRON CURTAIN'?  WHEN?  WHERE?  WHY?

12. WHAT WAS THE 'TRUMAN DOCTRINE' ALL ABOUT?

13.  WHY DID THE USA BECOME INVOLVED IN THE INTERNAL PROBLEMS OF GREECE AND TURKEY?

14.  WHY WAS TURKEY MADE A MEMBER OF 'NATO'?  WHERE IS THE 'BOSPORUS STRAITS'?  WHY IS THE BOSPORUS SO IMPORTANT TO USA INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY EVEN TO THIS DAY?

15.  WHAT IS THE 'NSC'?  WHAT IS THE 'CIA'?

16.  WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE 'MARSHALL PLAN'?

17.  WHAT WAS/IS 'GATT' ALL ABOUT?

18.  WHAT USA GENERAL WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF JAPAN AFTER WW II?

19.  WHEN WAS 'NATO' CREATED?  WHY?  WHAT WAS/IS NATO'S PURPOSE?  WHAT WAS THE 'WARSAW PACT'?

20.   WHY WAS GERMANY DIVIDED INTO EAST GERMANY AND WEST GERMANY WHEN WW II ENDED?  WHEN WAS GERMANY ALLOWED TO REUNIFY?

21.  WHAT WAS THE 'BERLIN BLOCAKADE' ALL ABOUT?   WHAT WAS THE BERLIN AIRLIFT ALL ABOUT?  WHY WAS IT NECESSARY?

22.  WHEN WAS THE PRC FOUNDED?  WHO WAS ITS FIRST LEADER?

23.  WHAT WAS THE CONTENT OF 'NSC-68'?

24. WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR?  WHEN DID IT START?  HOW LONG DID IT LAST?  HOW WAS IT RESOLVED?  WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE, EVEN TO THIS DAY, OF THE 38TH PARALLEL?  WHICH USA GENERAL WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF THE USA TROOPS IN THE KOREAN WAR?  WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITS LEADER OF NORTH KOREA DURING THE KOREAN WAR?

25.  WHY DID THE COLONIES OF THE USA, UK, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM AND SPAIN ALL BECOME SUCH IMPORTANT 'HOT SPOTS' DURING THE COLD WAR?

26. HOW WAS THE COLD WAR DEPICTED IN HOLLYWOOD MADE MOVIES?  (IF YOU CAN, GO VIEW THE FAMOUS MOVIE, STARRING ORSON WELLES, ENTITLED "THE THIRD MAN")

27. Define the term 'totalitarianism'.

28.  what was the 'UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS'? 

29. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE 'FAIR DEAL' OF TRUMAN?

30. WHAT WAS THE 'TAFT-HARTLEY ACT'?

31. WHO WAS JACKIE ROBINSON?  WHY IS IT THAT NO PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE USA CAN NOW WEAR NMBER 42?  WHO WAS BRANCH RICKEY?

32. WHAT WAS EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981?  WHEN AND HOW WAS THE USA MILITARY DE-SEGREGATED?

33. WHAT WAS A 'DIXIECRAT'?

34. What was 'HUAC'?  Who were the 'Hollywood Ten'?  What happened to the 'Hollywood Ten'?

35. Who were ETHEL AND JULIUS ROSENBERG/  WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?  WHY?

36. WHO WAS SENATOR JOSEPH McCARTHY?  WHAT WAS/IS McCARTHYISM?

37. WHO WAS THE HEAD OF THE FBI DURING THE COLD WAR?  WHEN WAS J. EDGAR HOOVER 'OUTED' AS A MEMBER OF THE' LGBT-QCA'  COMMUNITY?

38. HOW DID THE COLD WAR AFFECT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT?

39. WHO WAS THE GOP CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1952 AND 1956?  WHO WAS THE DEMO CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1952 AND 1956?

40.  WHY IS THE 1950'S DECADE CALLED AN ERA OF 'CONSUMER PARADISE', or THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY?  WHAT IS 'PENT-UP SPENDING?