President
who was the first president of the cold War
Harry Truman
how long did the cold war last
44 years, 9 months, and 2 weeks)
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that killed millions of his own people
Joseph Stalin
What was the line separating North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
What does ICBM stand for
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Was Harry Truman D or R
D
what years were the cold war in
mid 40s through early 90s
What was the name of the Soviet’s alliance during the Cold War?
Warsaw Pact
Although fighting on the Korean Peninsula has come to be know as the Korean War what was it know as at the time?
A United Nations Police action
Stopping the spread of Communism was know as….
Containment
who was the president during Korean conflict/War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American schools regularly held drills to train children in what to do in case of a nuclear attack, and American citizens were urged by the government to build bomb shelters in their own basements.
During the 1950s and 1960s
What was the name of the Korean leader the Soviet’s helped to put into power in?
Kim Il Sung
Why did Eisenhower criticize the Democrats for their handling of the Korean War?
Peace Negotiations were dragging on while American Soldiers were dying.
What was MacArthur’s plan to win Korea?
Create a full Scale war with China and use Nukes to take away the Chinese statistical advantage.
what president was killed during the cold War
John F. Kennedy
what year was John F Kennedy killed
November 22, 1963
What was the name of the British Prime Minister that gave the famous Iron Curtain speech?
Winston Churchill in Fulton Missouri
Why did Truman pick Korea to turn the Cold War HOT!
Answers will vary
What was the main reason for the smooth transition from a WWII economy and then a post war economy after WWII?
Baby Boom!!! Kissing, hugging, lovin
what president was involved in the water gate scandal
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan supported the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also commonly known as
Star Wars
Why did the United States fear sharing its military Secrets on Nuclear weapons with the Soviets during WWII?
The United States didn’t trust the Soviets and knew that Stalin was going to be a problem after the World War II
Who was the leader that put his support behind one of the two warring parties of the Korean War turning the tide of the fighting and give his new ally a great statistical advantage? What was the country and how many people did this country add?
Mao Tze-tung, the country of China, and 260,000
THIS WAS THE STATE OF
TENSION AND HOSTILITY
AMONG THE U.S. AND THE
USSR WITHOUT ARMED
CONFLICT BETWEEN 1945-1989?
THE COLD WAR