Cold War Jeopardy

Viet-nam...? whats that?

100

These two main Northern Vietnam military organizations led the fierce attacks on the south and the Americans stationed there

The NVA & The Viet-Kong 

200

The Final evacuation of American diplomats and troops from this southern Vietnam city marks the end of the Vietnam war and the victory for the communist North

Saigon

300

The predecessor to Vietnam, what war is nearly identical in nature to Vietnam's Communist vs. the Western world's anti-communist views and was fought between a north and south of a foreign country.

The Korean War

400

During this 1954 conference, Vietnam is split into the Communist North and Democratic South, sparking the first escalations of conflict across the newly created border

The 1954 Geneva Conference

500

The key incident between NVA torpedo boats and two U.S. destroyers which triggered U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia

 Gulf of Tonkin incident

The Red Menace

100

What theory is epitomized by "It is that if one country should fall, all will fall" 

The Domino Theory

200

1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at this spot on the southern coast of Cuba. This failed invasion--President Kennedy's first major failure-- lead to during the Cuban missile crisis which is the closest the world has gotten to WWIII 

The Bay of Pigs

300

Ratified in 1949, this organization originally consisted of twelve northern hemisphere countries all with the intent to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. 

NATO

400

In what country did the Soviet Union engage in military conflict against anti-communist mujahideen in what is known as the "Soviet Union's Vietnam"

Afghanistan 

500

An American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was first announced to Congress on March 12, 1947

The Truman Doctrine

Cold War Cap. V Com.

100

The bane of Capitalism, this style of government relies heavily on the shared property and goods of a society in which there is no hierarchal system, yet is easily corruptible and a failure in practice. 

Communism

200

A style of Capitalism used by monopolies and wealthy businessmen prior to WWII that both influenced and shaped America's Capitalistic views 

Laissez-faire Capitalism

300

This Russian Probe was sent into space by the Russians in the first steps of the space race, a race that would inevitably come down to whoever could outspend the other.

 America's Capitalistic mindset allowed for the exuberant spending by NASA, prioritizing their success in space over what the USSR may have deemed more important to benefit their nation as a whole

Sputnik 

400

1989, Communist Government falls in these countries, this marks the end of the Soviet empire and the prevalence of both America and its allies as well as Capitalism as the world's form of governing

Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania

500

“United States expenditures for nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs between 1940 and 1996 consumed nearly $5.5 trillion, adjusted for inflation, this accounted for roughly this two-digit figure of total federal government spending between 1940-1996

11%

A Nation in shambles

100

A vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under a certain Senator in the period of 1950–54

McCarthyism 

200

A married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951, are put to death in the electric chair.

The Rosenbergs

300

Infamous concert in which thousands of music enthusiasts listened to rock & roll with subtle anti-Vietnam messages, this sort of culture played a huge part in the Anti-War campaigns across America

Woodstock

400

Supreme Court case that set the precedent that separate is not equal and that integration of schools is required.

Brown v Board of Education (1954)

500

In 1960 the FDA approves this item to be regulated and sold. The first of its kind, it revolutionized America and the youth culture while aggravating the establishment and their strict religious views and fear of rebellious youths 

The Pill

Modern Day Impacts

100

Separated by a joint American and UN DMZ, these Asian nations remains separated into a communist north and democratic south

North and South Korea

200

These highly controversial Vietnam war government documents set the precedent in the Supreme Court ruling of NY Times v. the United States that the government cannot censor or silence the press, "Freedom of the press" 

Pentagon Papers

300

This 1986 infamous Nuclear meltdown exposed the world to the danger of Nuclear reactors, resulting in the eventual downscaling of Nuclear power in America and our economic allies 

Chernobyl 

400

These five countries are still considered communist in nature

China

North Korea

Vietnam

Laos

Cuba

500

In the wake of the arms race that was the cold war both the US and USSR created an impressive cache of Nuclear weapons totaling this five-figure number. This amount of nuclear weapons is capable of destroying the earth in its entirety multiple times over, this something is known as "Mutually Assured Destruction"

oughly 14270 (closest table gets it)