Origins of the Cold War
What was the term used to describe the political tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, without direct large-scale fighting?
The Cold War
What U.S. policy aimed to stop communism from spreading to new countries?
Containment
What was the name for the widespread fear of communism in the United States after World War II?
Red Scare
What Soviet satellite launched in 1957 started the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Sputnik
Who did Rowland Track go up against last Wednesday? Bonus 100 points if you know the score
Walnut, 69-67
What international organization was created in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation between nations?
The United Nations
What program provided billions of dollars in American aid to rebuild Western Europe after World War II?
The Marshall Plan
What congressional committee investigated suspected communist influence in the United States, especially in Hollywood?
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
What Cold War strategy under President Eisenhower relied on threatening the use of nuclear weapons to deter communist aggression?
Massive Retaliation
What kind of music does Mr. Duff play during class sometimes?
Lofi or Jazz
What 1945 meeting between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union helped decide how Europe would be organized after World War II?
The Yalta Conference
What operation supplied West Berlin by air after the Soviet Union blocked land access to the city in 1948–1949?
The Berlin Airlift
What group of ten film industry workers refused to testify before Congress and were blacklisted from Hollywood?
The Hollywood Ten
What failed 1961 invasion involved CIA-trained Cuban exiles attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What college did Mr. Duff go to?
Cal Poly Pomona
At the Yalta Conference, how many occupation zones were Germany and Berlin divided into?
Four zones
What military alliance formed in 1949 to defend Western Europe against the Soviet Union?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Which U.S. senator claimed to have a list of communists working in the U.S. government and led anti-communist investigations in the 1950s?
Joseph McCarthy
What wall built in 1961 separated communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
How many surgeries has Mr. Duff gotten?
5
What agreement from the Yalta Conference promised free elections in liberated European countries?
The Declaration of Liberated Europe
What war began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and drew in U.S. and United Nations forces?
The Korean War
What secret U.S. intelligence project, revealed decades later, confirmed that Soviet espionage had occurred in the United States?
Project Venona
What 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba brought the world closest to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is brand is the jacket that Mr. Duff usually wears in class?
Darc Sport