United States
The idea of keeping communism from spreading.
Containment
What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
Four
Unpopular war in the U.S. that was fought against the communist Viet Cong
Vietnam War
This is the title given to any war where no direct fighting occurs between the two countries.
Cold War
Who was the President when the United States was closest to Nuclear War?
John F. Kennedy
Leader of the Soviet Union following WWII.
Stalin
Name the city that was divided into Soviet, American, British and French controlled sections after WWII.
Berlin
This war was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began on 25 June 1950.
Korean War
Years for the start and end of the Cold War?
1945 - 1991
The U.S. would give economic and military aid to any country that was threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
Name of the alliance formed by the Soviets and Eastern Europe communist nations
Warsaw Pact
This was built in the German capital city to divide communists and non-communist.
Berlin Wall
What became the border between North and South Korea and serves as the Korean Demilitarized Zone?
The 38th Parallel
A race to see which country could control outer space
Space Race
What part of the US government organization tried to overthrow Castro in 1961?
CIA
What year did the Cold War end and the Soviet Union ceased to exist?
1991
Why type of government did West Berlin have?
Democracy
What was name of the bay in which the exiled Cubans and CIA operatives attempted to land?
Bay of Pigs
The idea that the Soviets nor the Americans would attempt to use nuclear weapons for fear that the other might return fire.
Deterrence
This was a period of anti-communist hysteria in the late 1940s and 1950s
The Red Scare
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Khrushchev
What year did the Berlin wall come down?
1989
Who was the U.S. General in the Korean War?
MacArthur
An international alliance created to prevent future global wars
United Nations
What country was trying to contain communism?
The U.S.
What name did they give the Soviet Union after it ceased to exist?
Russian Federation
Churchill's noted description of this barrier across the continent of Europe following World War II.
Iron Curtain
This crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This describes the constant need to build up more weapons than the Soviets in order to prevent nuclear war
Arms Race