Origins of the Cold War
A term describing political and military tension between countries with no actual conflict
What is Cold War?
This policy promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism
What is the truman doctrine
This Cuban leader allied with the Soviet Union after taking power
Who is Fidel Castro?
The assassination of this US President was preceded 3 weeks prior by the assassination of overthrow of the South Vietnamese leader.
Who is John F Kennedy?
This Marquette University graduate and US Senator led a campaign against suspected communists
Who is Joseph McCarthy
These four countries were given zones in Germany to take care of after WW2 (Name all four)
What is the United States, Germany, France, and Great Britain?
What are covert operations?
This Soviet leader was involved with the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
This structure was built to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
What is the Berlin Wall
This couple was executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Who are the Rosenbergs
This term described the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
What is Iron Curtain
This cold war strategy involved going to the brink of war without actually fighting
What is brinksmanship
This Soviet leader was known for "glasnost" and "perestroika", restructuring the Soviet economy
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
This 1962 event brought the world closest to nuclear war
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
These drills taught students how to respond to a nuclear attack?
What are duck and cover drills?
These two conferences revealed early tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WW2
What are Yalta and Potsdam?
This cold war strategy focused on building up a large nuclear arsenal to deter the outbreak of war
What is massive retaliation?
Leader of North Vietnam who was important in removing France from the region.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This failed invasion attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba
What is the Bay of Pigs
What group of people did McCarthyism target first?
Who are members of the State Department
This was the main ideological difference between the U.S. and the Soviet Union (blank vs. blank)
What is capitalism vs. communism?
This strategy, used by Kennedy, allowed for a range of military responses instead of just relying on nuclear weapons
Leader of South Vietnam, Catholic and anti-communist
Who is Ngo Dihn Diem?
These protests by Buddhists monks protesting their discrimination in South Vietnam involved setting themselves on fire led to worldwide outrage.
What is self-immolation?
This event marked the beginning of the space race and shocked Americans
What is Sputnik?