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Red Scare, Communism And the Cold War

Red Scare, Communism And the Cold War . Why was the lose of China a blow to the US in its war with Communism? Nationalists and Chiang Kia- shek Communist and Moa Zedong Peasants and Land How did the Korean War a reflection of the US stance on Communism? What was gained in the War?

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Red Scare, Communism And the Cold War

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  1. Red Scare, CommunismAnd the Cold War

  2. Why was the lose of China a blow to the US in its war with Communism? • Nationalists and Chiang Kia-shek • Communist and Moa Zedong • Peasants and Land • How did the Korean War a reflection of the US stance on Communism? What was gained in the War? • Russian Controlled North • US Controlled South • Syngman Rhee vs. Kim Il-sung • Who controlled Korea • China and the War • MacArthur and the Bomb • 48th Parallel • Casualties • How did Joseph McCarthy and the House Committee on Un-American Activities create increased fear of communism in America? • House Committee on Un-American Activities • Alger Hiss • Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism • Julius and Ethel Roseburg • Anti-Communist Witch Hunt • Edward R. Murrow and See it Now • Fall of McCarthy • Why did Truman not run for president and why was Eisenhower a sure win? • Truman political baggage • Eisenhower Popularity • Election of 1952

  3. Why did the US and the CIA support the regime change in Iran? • CIA and MI6 • Mohammed Mossadgh and nationalization of Iranian Oil Reserves • Operation Ajax • Shah of Iran • Why did the Eisenhower Government support the French in reclaiming Indochina • Indochina • Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh • Domino Theory • Battle Dien Bien Phu • Geneva Accords and Reunification Elections • US response and Ngo Dinh Diem • Oppression and Buddhist Response • Viet Cong and Protest in the South • Why was the US outraged by the USSR’s launch of Sputnik • Sputnik • American Technology Prestige • Science and Math in School and Increased Military Spending • NASA • Why did the Crisis in Berlin create greater divisions between the US and USSR? • Division of Germany and Berlin • Berlin Blockade • How did Eisenhower respond to the US Spy Plane incident impact US and USSR relations ? • U2 Spy Plane • Francis Gray Powers • Strained Relations • How was the Fall of Cuba to communism a blow to US foreign policy? • Fidel Castro and Communist regime

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