Category 1
This conflict was between the US and the Soviet Union, but involved no direct fighting on a battlefield.
Cold War
This policy involved taking measures to stop the spread of communism to other countries.
The Korean War ended in this situation.
Stalemate
This doctrine pledged US support to the Middle East against communist attacks.
Eisenhower doctrine
JFK ordered this action in response to the discovery of missiles in Cuba
Naval quarantine
This was the term used to describe the division of Europe into communist East and democratic West.
Iron Curtain
The US supported this side in the Chinese Civil War.
Nationalists
Approximately how many Americans died in the Korean War?
54,000
In 1956, this country's uprising against the Soviet Union was brutally suppressed.
Hungary
This structure, built in 1961, became a symbol of Soviet oppression
Berlin Wall
Germany was divided into how many sections after WWII?
4
In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his government fled to this island.
Taiwan
This weapon, developed by the US, was far more powerful than the atomic bomb.
Hydrogen bomb
This Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space.
Sputnik
JFK's domestic program was known by this name.
New frontier
This doctrine provided aid to countries fighting against communism, specifically Greece and Turkey.
Truman doctrine
Korea was divided along this parallel after WWII.
38th parallel
This policy, adopted under President Eisenhower, involved the willingness to go to the edge of all-out war.
Brinkmanship
The shooting down of this type of American spy plane over the Soviet Union heightened Cold War tensions.
U-2
This volunteer program was established to assist developing nations.
Stalin's closing of roads into West Berlin led to this event.
Berlin Blockade
This event marked the beginning of the Korean War.
What is the North Korean forces' surprise attack on South Korea?
This US agency was used for covert operations to weaken unfriendly governments.
CIA
This factor is considered by many to have contributed to JFK's victory in the 1960 presidential election.
First man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
This plan, named after the Secretary of State, helped rebuild European nations after WWII.
Marshall Plan
This international body authorized military action against North Korea.
The UN
The CIA's first covert operation was in this Middle Eastern country.
JFK's Attorney General and closest advisor was his brother with this name.
RFK
In what city was JFK assassinated?
Dallas
This plan, named after the Secretary of State, helped rebuild European nations after WWII.
Berlin airlift
This country entered the Korean War on the side of North Korea.
China
This alliance was formed by the Soviet Union in response to NATO
Warsaw pact
JFK's military policy focused on increasing conventional forces and was known by this term.
At this conference, the "Big Three" discussed the division of conquered lands after WWII.
Potsdam conference
This military alliance was formed between Western European countries, the US, and Canada.
90%
At this meeting, Eisenhower proposed the "Open Skies" policy
Geneva
In 1962, this event brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
This term referred to countries dominated by the Soviet Union.
In China's civil war, this group was led by Mao Zedong.
Communists
This US General was fired by President Truman during the Korean War.
MacArthur
The Suez war happened in this country
Egypt
This failed invasion of Cuba was carried out by Cuban exiles trained by the CIA.
Bay of Pigs
Stalin believed these two political systems were incompatible.
Democracy and Communism
This Russian was the first to go to Space
Yuri Gagarin