The idea that if one nation fell to Communism, others would too...
Domino Theory
100
The US is to Capitalism as the Soviet Union is to...
communism
100
The international organization whose goal was to promote diplomatic cooperation among countries
United Nations
100
The CIA sponsored Cuban exiles to launch this invasion
Bay of Pigs
200
This year marked the beginning of the Korean War.
1950
200
The policy of supporting countries resist Communist influences
Truman Doctrine
200
Give an example of any of the USSR's satellite nations
Cuba, Bulgaria, East Germany, Poland
200
a military alliance of US, Canada, other Western European countries and their allies
NATO
200
the leader of the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
300
This line of longitude marks where the DMZ is between North and South Korea.
38th Parallel
300
The policy of giving aid to countries to rebuild after world war 2
Marshall Plan
300
The US and the USSR were ________ during WW2
allies/friends/frenemies
300
a military alliance of the Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
300
The US was friendly with Cuba before the revolution under this dictator
Fulgencio Batista
400
This is the country that joined the war to help North Korea
China
400
Reason for Americans being so worried about the Cuban Revolution
An ally of the Soviet Union only 90 miles away!
400
The Cold War was a period of tension between the US and the USSR. Why were they so tense with eachother?
Difference in economic systems. US wanted to spread capitalism, USSR wanted to spread communism
400
The buildup of nuclear weapons between the US and the USSR
arms race
400
WHY is the Cuban Missile Crisis SO significant to world history?
Got incredibly close to a nuclear war (could have killed countless people... or perhaps everybody!)
500
This is how the war ended in 1953.
Stalemate (ceasefire)
500
After the failure of the bay of Pigs, The CIA continued this operation with attempts to assassinate or destabilize Castro's government (exploding cigars!!)
Operation Mongoose
500
Exploding cigars was one example of how the US wanted to mess with Castro. What was another?
LSD, make beard fall out, make him sound crazy
500
Give the definition and one example of CONTAINMENT
US policy to stop the spread of Communism - ex. Trying to take out Castro's government so it wouldn't spread to other Latin American countries
500
One reason the US wanted to overthrow Castro's government was because he was a Communist. What was the other reason?
They wanted a government that would be friendly to US business interests