Cold War Conflicts
The US largely got involved in conflicts in places like Korea in Vietnam due to their foreign policy of
Containment
The theory that if the US or the USSR attacked first, both sides would be completely destroyed
Mutually Assured Destruction
During the Cold War, the United States adopted a containment policy, due to this theory of Communism rapidly spreading
Domino Theory
This was constructed to keep East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin
Berlin Wall
This movie became the bane of movie theater workers everywhere when moviegoers began posting videos of theaters reacting chaotically to scenes like "chicken jockey"?
The Minecraft Movie
After fighting in this country for over a decade, the United States left this country, eventually it was COMPLETELY taken over by Communism
The first Soviet Satellite in space was called
Sputnik
What was the name given to the physical and ideological barrier separating the Communist East from the Democratic West in Europe?
Iron Curtain
After overthrowing their former dictator, the people of Cuba turned to ____ to lead them
Fidel Castro
This 2023 film, based on a Nintendo franchise, became the highest-grossing video game movie ever.
The Super Mario Bros Movie
American soldiers in Vietnam had a hard time defeating the Viet Cong due to what style of war?
Guerilla (ambush) warfare
This man (either works) was the first on the moon in 1969
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
The President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs Invasion
JFK
Which group was the aggressor during the Rwandan Genocide?
Hutus
This 2008 animated film follows a clumsy panda who is unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy and defend the Valley of Peace using martial arts.
Kung Fu Panda
Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow the Communist Government
Bay of Pigs
What was the act of Allied forces flying in supplies for West Berliners following a Soviet blockade?
Berlin Airlift
Who led the government action on the Red Scare, arresting and interrogating thousands of suspected American Communists?
Joseph McCarthy
This policy of industrialization by Mao lead to famine and the deaths of 20 million people in China.
Great Leap Forward
In this 2008 action-comedy, a group of actors filming a war movie accidentally find themselves in a real conflict in the jungle, with Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. leading the chaotic cast.
Tropic Thunder
The dividing line between North and South Korea is called the
38th Parallel
The US and the USSR never actually fought each other during the Cold War, instead fighting through other countries, which we call
Proxy Wars
This Soviet leader implemented the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika, leading to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
The policy of racial segregation in South Africa that lasted until 1991
Apartheid
In this 2003 comedy, a struggling musician poses as a substitute teacher and turns his students into a rock band.
School of Rock