Origin of the Cold War
What was Containment?
The U.S. stopping the spread of Communism
What is the term for the fear of Communism in the United States
McCarthyism
Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.
Iron Curtain
On Sputnik 2, the USSR sent a dog to Space. What was the name of the dog?
Laika
When is your unit test?
15th/16th
Explain the Marshall Plan
a U.S. program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after World War II
Who was NIkita Kruschev
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
What are three ways the U.S. demonstrated the Containment Policy?
Berlin Airlift, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan
Relaxing of tensions between US & USSR during the NIXON Administration
Detente
What teams are playing in the Superbowl this weekend?
The Rams and the Bengals
What led to the division of Europe during the Cold War?
The political and economic differences between the United States and the Soviet Union
Why is the U.S. afraid of Communism?
Afraid the Soviet Union would lure in more people with their promises -> gaining more power
How was the Iron Curtain concept created?
Democracy and free enterprise were restored to the nations of Western Europe
Eastern Europe was occupied by the Soviet Union that wanted to spread Communism
Name the German city that was divided into Soviet, American, British and French controlled sections after WWII.
Berlin
Who is Ms. Fox's favorite NHL Hockey Team?
Bruins
The fact that the nuclear weapons that were being created by the US and the Soviet Union were extremely powerful and dangerous made the ______ so terrifying
Arms Race
This multinational military organization was created for the purpose of mutual defense and collective security for the western nations.
NATO
What happened after WWII to cause the Cold War?
Germany was divided and defeated
France and Britain were economically drained and needed concentrate on rebuilding
The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers
Why did America’s position as the sole superpower produce mixed reactions?
Some nations felt that America was overstepping its powers by acting as the world’s policeman. Others were comforted by its power as a protector of freedom.
The worst teacher in the school is who?
Mr. Cappella
This was created by the United States in 1952.
Hydrogen Bomb
The two sets of ideologies that competed with each other in the Cold War were
Communism and Capitalism
The leader of the Cuban revolution.
Fidel Castro
What chunk of territory did Russia annex in 2014 from Ukraine?
Crimea
What is the #1 food in the U.S. right now?
Hamburgers