Cold War
What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
What is Democracy/capitalism vs. communism
In what year did the Korean War begin?
1950
What was the Red Scare?
What is the fear of communism in the United States?
How did Americans contribute to the war effort during the Cold War?
What is through civil defense drills and community preparedness?
What is the policy of containment?
What is the strategy to prevent the spread of communism?
Name the two superpowers involved in the Cold War.
Who are the United States and the Soviet Union
Which countries were primarily involved in the Korean War?
Who are North Korea, South Korea, China, and the United States?
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
What is a committee that investigated alleged communist influence in the U.S.?
What was one way that the media influenced public perception during the Cold War?
What is through broadcasts that promoted anti-communist sentiments?
Which U.S. president is associated with the policy of containment?
Who is Harry S. Truman?
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
What is to provide support to countries resisting communism?
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
What is Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel?
Who was the senator known for his anti-communist investigations?
Joseph McCarthy
How did the economy change on the American Homefront during the Cold War?
What is a shift towards a consumer-based economy?
What was the Marshall Plan?
What is a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe after WWII to prevent communism?
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War in Europe?
What is the Berlin Blockade?
What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
What is to contain the spread of communism?
Which famous trial during the Red Scare involved two individuals accused of espionage?
What is the Rosenberg trial?
What role did education play in the American Homefront during the Cold War?
What is the emphasis on science and technology to compete with the Soviet Union?
How did the U.S. apply containment in Asia?
What is through involvement in the Korean War and supporting anti-communist forces in Vietnam?
What was the name of the first first spacecraft ever launched into space by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik
Who was the general in charge of U.N. forces during the Korean War?
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
What was the significance of the Rosenberg trial?
Highlighted fears of espionage and betrayal during the Cold War
What type of drills were conducted in schools during the Cold War?
What are bomb shelter drills or duck and cover drills?
What were the long-term effects of the containment policy?
What is the continued division of the world into communist and non-communist countries and the eventual Cold War tensions?