This is a global conflict between the USSR and the US, marked by an avoidance of direct war.
What is the Cold War?
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
What are North and South Korea?
What is stop the spread of Communism?
This senator from Wisconsin became the face of the Red Scare.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This is the policy of making the US look so strong that no one would dare attack.
What is deterrence? (Also accept M.A.D)
The USSR set this up in response to efforts by the West to reunify Germany.
What is the Soviet Blockade of West Berlin?
This nation joined the Communists in combat in the Korean War.
President Truman's theory that once one nation falls to Communism, others will follow.
What is the Domino Theory?
The House Committee on Un-American Activities targetted a number of people from this industry.
What is the film industry?
"ICBM" stands for
What is Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
What is collective security?
General Douglas MacArthur felt that the Korean War was an excellent opportunity to do this.
What is bomb China?
Fill in the blank: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an _________ has descended across the continent.”
What is an Iron Curtain?
If you were suspected of being a communist, this often happened to you and you had difficulty getting a job.
What is blacklisted?
This was the first satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik?
He was the leader of the communists in China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
The North Korean forces were able to capture most of South Korea except for this city.
What is Pusan or Busan?
He was the man behind that economic plan to rebuild Europe after WWII.
Who is George Marshall?
Fill in the blanks: "Better _____ than _____."
What is "Better dead than red"?
Eisenhower denied the existence of the U2 spy planes to Soviet leader Khrushchev until this pilot was located.
Who is Gary Powers?
This group was best known for investigating the film industry.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee or HUAC?
The Berlin airlift was given this title by the Americans.
What is "Operation Vittles"?
This international organization became the battleground for the Cold War since the United States and the USSR held vetoes.
What is the United Nations?
Accusing this institution of being "soft" on Communism is what eventually brought down McCarthy.
What is the Army?
President Eisenhower warned that this could become a threat to peace because it profited from war.
What is the military industrial complex?