Vocabulary
Arms Race
Space Race
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Blockade means:
What is an effort to cut off food, supplies, or war materials.
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Define "Arms Race"
What is the race to create bigger and better weapons
100
The organization that the United States created in response to Russia launching Sputnik
What is NASA
100
The term Cold War:
When countries engage in a verbal war- no actual fighting occurs.
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The President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F Kennedy
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Define "Yalta Conference"
What is the conference where Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met to decide post- war Germany.
200
From 1945 to 1949, the United States was the only nation to have this:
What is a nuclear bomb
200
NASA stands for:
What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
200
Warm War:
When countries are trying for peace, but still have armies ready.
200
The leader of Communist Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is Fidel Castro
300
Define Communism:
What is a political theory based on the idea that goods are owned by all- no personal property.
300
In 1952, the United States successfully tested this:
What is the Hydrogen Bomb
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What was the United States' fear when they found out that Soviet Union had successfully launched a satellite into space?
That Soviets could launch a missile from space.
300
Why did the Cold War start?
Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism. U.S. is against Communism.
300
Leader of Communist Soviet Union during Cuban Missile Crisis:
Who is Nikita Krushchev
400
Define Capitalism
What is a social system based on individual ownership and rights.
400
The famous quote from Albert Einstein regarding war:
What is "You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."
400
Define "Space Race"
What is the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to make scientific advances and be the first into space.
400
How was Joseph Stalin involved in the Cold War?
He was the leader of Soviet Union during Yalta Conference and beginning of Cold War.
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How did President Kennedy respond to finding out about the missiles being tested in Cuba? (2 orders)
Ordered a blockade to control surrounding areas and ordered missiles near border of Soviet Union (Turkey).
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Define "hot war"
What is a war with active military (Actual fighting)
500
The date that the Soviet Union tested first successful atomic bomb:
What is August 29, 1949
500
Which country was the first to successfully launch a satellite into space?
What is the Soviet Union
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Why did the Cold War never result in actual fighting/combat?
Both sides feared nuclear warfare and that it would be the end of humanity.
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The state the is only 90 miles away from Cuba and was threatened by Cuba's missile testing:
What is Florida.
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