Timeline
When did the cold war actually start?
1947~1991
What are the the two countries that Germany was divided into after World War II?
They were divided into West Germany and East Germany
Who was responsible for creating Rock and Roll, and inspiring "juvenile delinquency?"
The famous Elvis Presley!!!
Who was known to lead the Korean Army to recapture the capital city of Seoul during the Korean War?
General Douglas MacArthur
True or False: There was direct fighting between the US and Soviets during the Cold War.
False
For how many years did the Vietcong War last?
19 Years
Where is the area where the United States and NATO fought against North Korea and China?
It was East Asia
Who was the senator of Wisconsin that fanned the flames of the Second Red Scare ?
He was Joseph McCarthy
When did the U.N., North Korea and China sign an armistice agreement?
27th July, 1953
True or False: America helped the countries in Western Europe recover from World War II
True
When did the Korean War Start? When did it end?
(You only have to answer one to get a score)
It started in 1950, and it ended in 1954
What was a literal wall that separated East Berlin from West Berlin?
The name of the famous wall was the Berlin Wall.
Who was the revolutionary leader of Cuba, and declared the country Communist?
Fidel Castro
When did the U.S. planes bomb the North Korean capital Pyongyang for two straight months?
8th October, 1952
True or False: The Soviet Union and America trusted each other after World War II
False
When did the Potsdam Conference in Germany Start?
17th July, 1945
Where are the areas where the members of NATO were/are located?
They were in North America and Western Europe
Who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964?
Nikita Khrushchev
When did President Truman recall MacArthur as commander of the U.N. forces, and U.S. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway is given command?
11th April, 1951
True or False: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created by the Soviet Union
False
When did the United States drop an atomic bomb in Hiroshima?
6th August, 1945
What was the major communist "country" that the United States was in conflict with during the Cold War
The Soviet Union...
Who implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO?
Harry S. Truman
In what year did U.S. President Harry S. Truman threaten to use the atomic bomb against the communist Chinese forces?
30th November, 1950
True or False: The 1950s was a good time to be a woman in the workplace
False