Important People
Cold War Conflicts
New Organizations
Policies
Wild Card
100
This man was the President during at the end of World War II and during the Korean War
Who is President Harry S. Truman?
100
This war ended in the two nations having almost the same borders they started with. The unpopularity of this conflict led to President Harry Truman to not run for re-election in 1952.
What is the Korean War?
100
This was a military alliance between the US, Canada, Iceland, and the nations of Western Europe against a possible Soviet attack in Europe.
What is NATO?
100
This was Truman's foreign policy which stated that the US would become involved with a country's affairs if it looked like the country could become Communist.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
100

This is Mr. Herman's car. 

What is a Hyundai Elantra? 

200
This man was the President during the 1950s and the first Republican President in 20 years.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
200
This conflict was used by the US and Soviet Union to show which of the two nations was the most scientifically advanced nation.
What is the Space Race?
200
This organization was founded by the victorious allies of World War II as a place where leaders from different countries could meet and settle international issues.
What is the United Nations?
200
This was the name of the strategy the US that prevented Communism from spreading to new countries.
What is Containment?
200

Mr. Herman would not want to fight this President, because he was undefeated in wrestling and is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300
This man led US forces during the early stages of the Korean War, only to be fired when he insisted on using nuclear weapons on China.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
300
This was an example of successful containment in Germany when the Soviet Union tried to absorb the Western portion of the former capital.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
300
This organization was founded by the Soviet Union and other Communist nations of Europe as a counter to the alliance in Western Europe.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
300
This was the practice of accusing someone of being a Communist based on little to no evidence. Has since been adopted to mean any kind of groundless accusation with large consequences.
What is McCarthyism?
300
This sporting event is considered the greatest in history. It involved the US defeating the Soviet Union in this sport. 

What is hockey

400
This man was the leader of China after the Communist won the civil war in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong?
400
(DAILY DOUBLE) This was the conflict portrayed in Dr. Seuss's "The Butter Battle Book."
What is the Nuclear Arms Race?
400
This organization was used by the US to spy on other governments and overthrow hostile regimes when necessary.
What is the CIA?
400
This was Eisenhower's foreign policy that stressed that the use of nuclear weapons was always an option.
What is Brinkmanship?
400

(DAILY DOUBLE) This is the full name of Mr. Herman's favorite basketball team.

What are the New York Knickerbockers?

500
This US Senator led investigations into suspected Communists, but fell from popularity when he went after the army.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
500
This was the name given for the paranoia about Communists in the US that led to many Americans being prosecuted by Congress without having committed a crime.
What is the Second Red Scare?
500
This organization was a group of Congressmen that investigated suspected Communists.
What is HUAC?
500
This economic policy gave US money that allowed European nations to rebuild after the war and begin buying American products.
What is the Marshall Plan?
500

What is the capital of New York? 

What is Albany? 

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