Cold War Jeopardy

Conflicts

100

This was the first major military conflict between the West and the Communist

What is the Korean War?

200

October 16-28, 1962 were arguably the most dangerous thirteen days of the Cold War. During this period nuclear war seemed not only plausible, but probable. This particularly unstable time was due to this dilemma.

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.

300

This was the event where the Soviets cut off all supplies to West Berlin 

What is the Berlin Blockade 

400

The name of a failed military invasion of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles trained and supported by the U.S. government. The goal was to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime.

What is the Bay of Pigs invasion

500

Immediately following WWII, Korea was split and controlled by which countries

What is the Soviet Union in the North and the U.S. in the South

Containment Policy

100

What country was trying to contain communism?

What is the U.S. ?

200

This was designed to send money to aid and rebuild the countries of Europe following WWII.

What is the Marshall Plan

300

This policy was instilled to fight communism and promote democracy in 1947.

What is the Truman Doctrine?

400

The Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the fight against communism can be labeled forms of this

What is Containment?

500

This term is used to describe the Senator who spread suspicion about people being communists but never could prove anything

What is McCarthyism

Arms Race / Goals

100

The main goals for the United States during the Cold War included

What is 

- Encourage democracy

- Contain the spread of communism

- Gain access to raw materials for home markets

-Rebuild Europe to create markets for US goods

200

The main goals for the Soviet Union during the Cold War included

What is 

- Encourage communism to support workers

- Rebuild its own economy through access to Europe’s raw materials

- Control the East to protect Soviet borders from the West

300

This was the name of the Cold War-era competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve significant milestones in space exploration

What is the Space Race

400

The ______ is a term used to describe the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated

What is the Iron Curtain

500

We were executed for passing secret atomic weapons information to the Soviet Union.

Who are the Rosenbergs?

Key terms/alliances

100

The fear of Communism and Communists in the United States and the world during the late 1940’s and early 50’is known as

What is the Red Scare

200

This is the name of the Soviet Union’s defensive military alliance

What is the Warsaw Pact

300

The Iron Curtain is a term used to describe the political, military, and ideological barrier that separated

What is Eastern and Western Europe

400

This was a U.S. law that provided a range of benefits to World War II veterans, including money for education, housing, and unemployment support.

What is the G.I. Bill

500

This term refers to the early 1960s during John F. Kennedy’s presidency, often idealized as a time of hope, youth, and glamour in American politics.

What is Camelot

Institutions

100

The committee that was formed in the U.S. by the House of Representatives as an investigative agency who looked for communist in the U.S.

What is House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC)?

200

This organization is a political and military alliance formed in 1949 by Western countries to provide collective security against threats. (The United States was and is a member of this defensive military alliance)

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

300

The international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. Formed at the beginning of the war.

What is the United Nations (UN)?

400

The agency under the United States government that was developed in 1958 and is in charge of the nation's public space?

What is NASA?

500

The 1947 National Security Act set up this agency to collect information on foreign governments, corporations, and individuals for government purposes such as safety.

What is Central Intelligence Agency CIA?