Vocabulary
People
Communist Problems
Korean War
Conflict with Cuba
100
a nation that is dominated politically & economically by a more powerful nation
What is a satellite?
100
this war hero became president & is responsible for the Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Who is Dwight D. (Ike) Eisenhower?
100
this term meaning to accuse someone without evidence developed during the Cold War paranoia about Communist spies
What is "McCarthyism"
100
the dividing line between North & South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel?
100
this event was the closest we came to all out war during the Cold War
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
200
this was the policy of the US after WWII; it means to limit Soviet expansion
What is containment
200
this senator accused many people of being Communist spies
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
200
this formal military alliance vs. the Soviets was developed in 1949 to prevent the spread of Communism
What is NATO
200
This superpower backed North Korea
What is the USSR?
200
this man established a Communist gov't in Cuba
Who is Fidel Castro?
300
the measure of how comfortable life is for a person, group, or country
What is the standard of living?
300
after Josef Stalin's death, this leader took over the USSR & continued its policy of Communism
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
300
the "____________" was said to divide democratic western Europe w/ the Soviet Union & its satellite states
What is the iron curtain?
300
this is how many casualties the US suffered in the Korean War
What is 30,000 killed & 100,000 wounded?
300
during this event, exiled Cubans & some Americans unsuccessfully invaded Cuba
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
400
like the area between North & South Korea, an area in which military forces are prohibited
What is a demilitarized zone?
400
this American President's negotiation & diplomatic skills are credited for avoiding all-out war during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is JFK?
400
the arms race quickly developed into a space race when the USSR successfully did this
What is launch Sputnik?
400
the Korean War ended with a ________________
What is a stalemate?
400
this is how the US responded when they captured aerial photos of missiles in Cuba
What is with a blockade & a demand to the Soviets to move the weapons?
500
to condemn
What is to censure
500
this married couple was accused of leaking details about the h-bomb to the Soviets
Who are Julius & Ethel Rosenberg?
500
in order to prevent the spread of Communism, JFK sent the ________________ to help out in newly emerging nations
What is the Peace Corps
500
These countries were actively involved in the Korean War.
What is North & South Korea, USSR, US, China & many UN forces
500
once the Soviet ships carrying missiles turned around, JFK promised Khrushchev that...
What is the US would not invade Cuba?
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