People
This President called on the UN Security Council to act during the Korean War.
President Harry S. Truman
Policy created by Truman to limit the spread of Communism.
Nation that was split into two other nations following WWII.
Germany
Nation to put the first person in space.
Soviet Union
First person to set foot on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
The General who wanted to invade China.
General Douglas MacArthur
Barrier of information and understanding between East and West.
Iron Curtain
Organization established by President Kennedy to help build relationships with other nations.
The Peace Corp
Nation where Chinese Nationalists were forced to flee due to the Chinese Communist takeover.
Taiwan
There were over 600 plots to assassinate this leader.
Fidel Castro
The President of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
What did the United States and Soviet Union do with their nuclear weapons?
Stockpiled them.
Name of United States mission that reached the moon.
Apollo 11
5 Permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Britain, France, China, United States, and Russia
Individual who was responsible for accusing people of being Communists
Joseph McCarthy
Leader of the Soviet Union who assumed office following Josef Stalin's death.
Nikita Krushchev
Define satellite states
Nations dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation.
Third nation to gain nuclear weapons.
Britain
Nation where U.S. placed nuclear missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Turkey
Person who led a Communist revolution in China.
Mao Zedong
The person who led a Communist revolution in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
Sending cargo planes to deliver goods to people.
Airlift
Parallel where North and South Korea are divided.
38th Parallel
Nation that gained its Independence in 1946.
Philippines
Three world leaders that met during the Yalta Conference.
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin