Cold War
Actual Wars
People and Things
government
1960's
vocab
100
A new type of conflict developed between the Soviet Union and the United States that involved competition between two countries in everything they did. What is the conflict?
The Cold War
100
Who was the first to attack during the Korean War?
North Korea
100
Who is the Senator that tried to end communist activity in the U.S.?
Joseph McCarthy
100
What is communism?
A type of government that limits personal freedoms because the government controls everything.
100
What did Americans fear most during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The start of a nuclear war
100
President that feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union and ordered a blockade around Cuba
John F. Kennedy
200
The Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was a rivalry between what two forms of government?
Communism and Democracy
200
Which type of government did North Korea have?
Communist
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Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
200
What is democracy?
A type of government where the people have the power through voting.
200
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
200
An alliance formed to stop the spread of communism
NATO
300
What is the Iron Curtain?
The separation of Communist countries in Eastern Europe from the capitalist nations in the West.
300
What was the cause of the Korean War?
North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism
300
Which is false about the end of the Cold War:
The Berlin Wall was destroyed and East Germany became free
The Soviet Economy struggled and there was not enough money to continue competing with the U.S.
The Soviet Union lost control of the communist countries in Eastern Europe
The Soviet dictator was assassinated by the Navy Seals
The soviet dictator was assassinated by Navy Seals
300
Who has a voice in the decision making process in a democracy?
The people
300
What invention allowed people to view the landing on the moon?
The television
300
Competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to send people to space
Space Race
400
What treaty did the U.S. sign to help stop the spread of communism?
N.A.T.O
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What was the effect of the Korean War?
Korea remained a divided country.
400
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
To divide Eastern Berlin, which was controlled by the Soviet Union, and Western Berlin which was controlled by the U.S. and its allies.
400
What is the Berlin Airlift?
A military operation that flew supplies into West Berlin to help after the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin.
400
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
400
Ordinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services
Capitalism
500
Why was NATO formed?
To keep the Soviet Union from forcing communism on other countries
500
How are the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
Both wars were fought to stop the spread of communism from one country to another
500
What is this?
Berlin Airlift
500
What is this picture?
The construction of the Berlin Wall that divided Eastern and Western Germany
500
Who controls the economy in a communist country?
The government
500
War of Ideas between communist and non-communist countries
Cold War
600
The U.S. signed treaties with other nations to protect each other. Why did they sign these treaties?
The threat of the Soviet Union and world Communism
600
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
All of Vietnam became communist.
600
What made Joseph McCarthy famous during the 1950's?
He wanted to end communist activity in the United States and he spread rumors about people saying they were spies or communists living in America.
600
Voluntary Exchange is a helpful economic principle that happens in what economic system?
Capitalist Economic System
600
What is the DMZ?
The Demilitarized Zone- it divided South and North Korea
600
Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba and hid nuclear missiles in Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev