Who was the Soviet Union leader after Joseph Stalin; he was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
100
How many days did the Berlin Airlift last?
321 days
100
What is a type of government where the government controls business and laws?
Communism
100
Who was the dictator from Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
100
Which side of the city of Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union?
East Berlin
200
Which side won the Korean War?
neither side won, it was a tie.
200
How did West Berlin receive supplies from the United States?
by plane
200
What is a free market where business owners control the economy?
Capitalism
200
Who was the British prime minister that came up with the phrase the "iron curtain?"
Winston Churchill
200
What is the invisible divide between countries that supported communism and countries that supported democracy?
Iron Curtain
300
Who was the U.S. senator that spread the scare of communism in the United States?
Joseph McCarthy
300
What is the name of the event where the United States delivered supplies to West Berlin for 321 days?
Berlin Airlift
300
What was the thought that if one country fell to communism, then other countries would soon fall after?
Domino Theory
300
Who has the invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France, by the Allied troops?
D-Day
300
What was the conflict between North Korea and South Korea that ended in a stalemate?
Korean War
400
What is the organization formed to help prevent the spread of communism among free nations?
NATO
400
What was the event where the United States discovered the Soviet Union was building missile launching pads in Cuba and President Kennedy blocked any Soviet Union ships from getting to Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
400
What is the term that means making charges against a person without real evidence?
McCarthyism
400
Which action caused the United States to become involved in World War II?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI.
400
What is the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Cold War
500
Which group promotes peace and working out differences through talking?
United Nations
500
What was the conflict between the North and South Vietnamese; the United States got involved to help the South Vietnamese try to stop the spreading communism?
Vietnam War
500
What is the type of government where people vote for representatives to make laws?
democracy
500
How did World War II end for Germany?
Germany was divided between the four allied powers. Eventually, it became democratic West Germany and communist East Germany.
500
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Both sides agreed to call off the arms race, as neither wanted a nuclear war.