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What was the first satellite launched into space called?
Sputnik
Chinese communist leader of China
Mao Zedong
This is the title given to any war where no direct fighting occurs between the two countries involved.
Cold War
A political theory developed by Karl Marx
Communism
Is Mr. E coming back next year?
No
This was created to divide the German capital from communists and non-communist countries.
Berlin Wall
Who was the President when the United States was closest to Nuclear War?
John F. Kennedy
Theory that if one nation falls, its neighbors will fall
What is Domino Theory?
How many years has Mr. E been a teacher?
5 years
The start of the Cold war was...
the ending of WW2 or Yalta Conference or Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
He seized power in Cuba and became its dictator with the help of the USSR
Who is Fidel Castro?
Failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban Exiles trained by the CIA was called...
The Bay of Pigs
Churchill used this phrase to refer to the division of Western and Eastern Europe because Eastern Europe was under the control of the Soviet Union
What is the Iron Curtain?
How old is Mr. E
27 years old
This describes the constant need to build up more weapons than the Soviets in order to prevent nuclear war
What is the Arms Race?
This communist Vietnamese leader led the Viet Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Country that fought a guerilla war against United States
Vietnam
Name of the alliance formed by the Soviets and Eastern Europe communist nations
Warsaw Pact
Name every subject Mr. E taught at SCS this year.
World History AP/Reg/Honors
Government and Economics
This United States policy sent food and money to European countries after WWII
What is the Marshall plan?
Who took over the USSR after Joseph Stalin?
Which war ended in a stalemate?
Korean War
This multinational organization was created for the purpose of responding jointly in case of attack in Western Europe.
What is NATO?
Name all the sports that Mr. E has coached at SCS
Girls volleyball (JV bonus)
Middle school soccer (both boys and girls)
Boys Volleyball
Football only for 2 weeks (bonus)
Name the generally accepted years for the start and end of the Cold War?
What is 1945 and 1991?
Became President of the U.S and sought to reduce U.S.A involvement in Vietnam.
Richard Nixon
Country that the Soviets invaded that led to further conflict after a period of relaxation
Afghanistan
Named the containment policy after WW2 to prevent the spread of communism is called...
Truman Doctrine
Where did Mr. E go to college?
Hiram college in Ohio