Sec .3 Historical Events
Which eastern European nation successfully won more rights from the Soviet Union in a 1956 uprising?
Where is Poland
What is the name of the organization the US created and funded to launch the space program?
What is NASA
What was the verdict of the Rosenberg trial?
What is guilty
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More than 11 million people were killed during the Cold War through different proxy wars fought by both countries.
How many names of communists did Joe McCarthy originally claim to have on his list?
What is 205
In what southwestern US state did the majority of the atomic testing take place?
Where is Nevada
What is the name of the concept in which two opposing nations amass so many weapons that they could destroy each other multiple times in order to scare each other into not using atomic weapons.
What is mutually assured destruction
How many years was Alger Hiss sentenced to?
What is 5 years
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The United States Air Force created a plan to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon to demonstrate its military strength.
Name the famous scientist, who is famos for researching and designing the atom bomb who later had top security clearence revoked becuase family ties to the communist party.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
In what year did the Soviets test their first nuclear weapon?
What is 1949
Name the policy that stated the Us would respond to communist threats with crushing force?
What is massive retaliation
In what year did the Korean war end?
What is 1953
What is the term used to describe publicly naming communists to prevent them from getting jobs?
What is blacklisting
Name the soviet leader that came after Joseph Stalin?
Who is Nikkita Khrushev
Between 1945 and 1965 how many nuclear weapons did the United States build in thousands?
What is 31-32 thousand
Name the policy that stated the US would go to the brink of war for its allies?
What is brinkmanship
Roughly how many employees resigned or were fired during the Federal Employee Loyalty Program?
What is 3000
What is the name of the group of high ranking Hollywood directors who refused to speak about their community engagement and were found guilty for contempt of court?
What is the Hollywood ten
What crime was Alger Hiss tried for?
What is perjury
During Eisenhower's bigger bang for your buck approach, what did US defense spending drop to in 1955 from its 50.5 billion dollars in 1953?
What is 35.8 billion dollars
Which British conglomerate interfered with the Suez crisis?
What is British Petroleum Historical figures
Directed by Don Segal, this famous film reflected American fear of communism?
What is invasion of the body snatchers
What was the name of the act that made it unlawful to teach to overthrow the U.S. Government?
What is The Smith Act
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3.5 million people were killed during the Vietnam war, one of the deadliest proxy wars ever fought during the cold war.