Early Cold War
This former UK Prime Minister declared "an iron curtain has fallen across Europe" referring to the divide between Communism and Capitalism
Winston Churchill
This alliance was led by the Soviets and its members existed in Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
This former American General in WW2 was elected President in 1952 and this American General in the Pacific was fired by President Truman for wanting to use tactical nukes on Chinese cities during the Korean War
Eisenhower and MacArthur
JFK was elected President in this year after beating California Governor Richard Nixon
1960
The Vietcong were an insurgent guerilla force that did not wear uniforms and used hit and run tactics, frustrating the Americans. Who was the de facto leader of the Vietcong and North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Stalin and the Soviets tried to blockade this city, leading to an American led airlift of supplies to aid its citizens
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
This organization was officially created as a result of NSC-68 and their official job is clandestine activities and intelligence. They also tried to invade Cuba with exiles and tried to use drugs for mind control, overthrew governments around the world among many many others
CIA
Name of JFK's plan to combat poverty and to cut taxes to encourage consumer spending
New Frontier
The Vietnam War was particularly unpopular among this group since, after all once college was over or they dropped out they would be eligible for military service AND a lot of their friends were already forced to go
Students
Marshall Plan
This Communist former Japanese territory invaded its non-communist neighbor in 1950
North Korea
This incident (named after the type of plane, not the Irish Rock band) sparked controversy when an American spy pilot was shot down over the Soviet Union
U-2 Incident
JFK, along with his preceding President Eisenhower had sent American military advisors to oversee and train the military of this country to battle communism
South Vietnam
While there was controversy for the Vietnam War, this President chose not to run for re-election in 1968
Johnson (LBJ)
The Truman Doctrine was to (blank) the spread of communism
Contain
This newly Communist country came to North Korea's aid after the US and UN had pushed North Korean forces back to its border in late 1950. After they entered the war, the war was essentially a stalemate
China (People's Republic of China)
In 1962, the world held its breath when the Soviets were caught putting nuclear missiles in Cuba. What was the name of this crisis?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK in this city in 1963, there's been endless conspiracy theories about JFK's assassination but only one thing is for sure. The overrated football team that plays here is having a rough season this year
Dallas
The My Lai Massacre along with the new widespread use of these two substances designed to burn and defoliate the jungles were controversial and led to more backlash against the war
Napalm and Agent Orange
By 1949, the Soviets had successfully tested this super weapon
Nuclear Weapons
True or False: The Korean War was the first fully desegregated War in American history
True
You can't test nuclear weapons above ground, under water, or even in space after this Treaty was signed between the Soviets and Americans
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
This President assumed office after taking the oath on Air Force One hours after JFK was assassinated, he would go on to later escalate the Vietnam War after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
This President campaigned on "Vietnamization" but ended up using more bombing raids into North Vietnam before the Americans finally withdrew in 1973. South Vietnam would be overrun by the Communists in 1975
Richard Nixon