People
He is best known for claiming that 200 people in the US were communist
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy
This is the term for the competition that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II (the name of the whole conflict).
What is the cold war.
This is the name of the doctrine that said the US would protect any nation that was being invaded by an outside power. It was created by President Truman.
What is the Truman Doctrine.
Which side of Germany/Berlin was communist?
What is East Germany/Berlin
He was the US President that signed SALT I. He also was the first US President to travel to China.
Who is President Richard Nixon
The competition to land the first man on the moon
What is the Space Race
What is the name for fighters who do not fight directly, but make surprise attacks in small groups. They played a big role in Vietnam
Who are Guerillas
This was the name of the alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies.
What is Warsaw Pact
Which side of Germany/Berlin was capitalist?
What is West Germany/Berlin
This US President demanded that the Soviet leaders tear down the Berlin Wall
This is the idea that one superpower could destroy the other if both had nuclear weapons. It changed the way powerful countries interact with each other.
What is mutual assured destruction (MAD)
Name one reason why the Viet Cong had an advantage over the US troops in Vietnam
Multiple answers will work
This is the name of the alliance between the western countries.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
When the Soviet Union blocked Berlin in 1948, what did the US do to help the people of Berlin?
What is the Berlin Airlift
He was the first man to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong
This is the term for political systems where the government owns the land and industries. This political system tends to limit personal freedoms.
What is communism
What is the name of the effect of one nation after another falling to communism.
What is the domino effect
These two countries helped both North Korea and North Vietnam.
Who are the Soviet Union and China
What was the goal of President Nixon's trips to China and the Soviet Union?
What is to improve relations between the US and the other two countries
He was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy
This is an imaginary line that Winston Churchill said closed off Eastern Europe from Western Europe
What is the Iron Curtain
What was the name of the all out attack that North Vietnam launched on South Vietnam. This happened during a Vietnamese holiday. It was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
What is the Tet Offensive
What was the agreement (2 parts/versions) between the US and the Soviet Union that limited the number of nuclear weapons the countries could have.
What is the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
What was the name of the two week issue that started with the Soviet Union secretly installing weapons in a foreign country?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis