Post WWII World
Korean War
The Cold War at Home
Cuban Missile Crisis
End of the Cold War
Cold War Craziness
Do you Recognize?
Swag
100
What were the two different forms of government that the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. want to spread around the globe after WWII? (must name both)
U.S.-Democracy
U.S.S.R.-Communism
100
The two sides of the Korean War.
North Korea
South Korea
100
is the practice of making accusations of subversion and treason, especially when related to communism
McCarthyism
100
What three main countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? (need all three)
United States, Cuba, Soviet Union
100
After the fall of the Berlin wall, what happened to Germany?
Reunified
100
a series of competitive technology demonstrations between the United States and the Soviet Union, aiming to show superiority in spaceflight
Space Race
100
The name of the first Soviet satellite that began the Space Race.
Sputnik
100
A physical structure that became a symbol of communist oppression in East Germany.
Berlin Wall
200
What was the name given to the political boundary between Democratic West Europe and Communist East Europe?
The Iron Curtain
200
Which side initiated the Korean War?
North Korea
200
A committee put together to investigate disloyalty and harmful influences on the United States
House on Un-American Activities (HUAC)
200
The leader of Cuba during this time period
Fidel Castro
200
What did many former parts of the U.S.S.R. do during and after the fall of the U.S.S.R.
Independent/Democracy
200
When countries increase their military forces to gain superiority
Arms Race
200
Which Cold War conflict is this graph portraying?
The Arms Race
200
Which of the following countries did not develop nuclear weapons during the Cold War?
United Kingdom
France
China
North Korea
North Korea
300
What was the name for the nations that were controlled by and under the influence of the U.S.S.R. after WWII?
Satellite Nations
300
Where was Korea divided after WWII?
38th Parallel
300
Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist:
Blacklist
300
A failed attack on Cuba launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration involving Cuban exiles.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
300
The Five Year agreement that limited the number of missiles produced by U.S. and U.S.S.R
SALT 1 Treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)
300
The idea that any nuclear attack would result in the destruction of both parties.
Mutually Assured Destruction
300
Which German city did this famous wall divide?
Berlin
300
The last/final leader of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev
400
What was the name of U.S. policy after WWII that attempted to prevent communism from spreading across the globe?
Containment
400
Who came to North Korea's aid during the Korean war?
(two answers)
Soviet Union & China
400
This group of Hollywood producers and executives went to jail for their stance on communism.
Hollywood 10
400
What reconnaissance did the United States use to discover the missile sites on the Cuban territory?
U2 Spy Planes
400
Gorbachev's policy of reform and restructuring
(starts with a P)
Perestroika
400
President Kennedy's goal to end the space race:
Put a man on the moon.
400
Which event is being shown in this picture??
Berlin Airlift
400
Which war hurt U.S. & Soviet relations in the late 70s?
(hint: the U.S. was not involved in this war)
Soviet-Afghan War
500
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
500
The U.S. President at the end of the Korean War
Dwight Eisenhower
500
Accusations of this group led to the eventual downfall of Joseph McCarthy's attack on communist
The U.S. Army
500
Kennedy's order after discovering missile sites on Cuba
Set up an naval quarantine around Cuba
500
Encouraged freedom in speech and government
(Starts with a G)
Glasnost
500
The agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis was:
U.S. removal of missiles in Turkey/Italy for Soviet removal of missiles in Cuba
500
The couple tried, convicted and sentenced to death for espionage.
The Rosenbergs
500
In which country, did the CIA give secret training and funding to opposition groups in order to help them overthrow their government?
Chile