People we should know
This world leader was once allies with Germany. However, he felt betrayed by Hitler and ultimately he and his country helped defeat Hitler.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This type of document is commonly found in democratic societies. The goal of this document is to protect the citizens and their rights.
What is a Constitution?
These are the two main countries behind the Cold War.
What is the United States and the Soviet Union?
This is the name of the first man-made satellite launched into space and who launched it.
What is Sputnik 1 and the Soviet Union?
This type of weapon was the basis of an Arms Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
What is Nuclear Weapons?
This former First Lady was elected chairman of the Human Rights Commission.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This is the name of the metaphor used to explain the separation between democratic western Europe and communist eastern Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
These two countries experienced civil wars during the Cold War. The US became involved in promoting democracy against communist factions.
What are Korea and Vietnam?
This is the name of the first human being to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This chemical was used in Vietnam to kill jungle plants so soldiers could move more freely, but it caused several health problems to soldiers and citizens.
What is Agent Orange?
This plan was named after the Secretary of State who wrote it. It said that the United States will offer support, money, food, shelter and materials to rebuilding countries to fight the spread of communism.
What is The Marshall Plan?
Under this type of government, the government owns all stores, factories, banks, and properties.
What is communism?
This capital city was split into two; communist and democratic.
What is Berlin, Germany?
This was the name of the mission where man first walked on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
This is the reason generally given why two nations with nuclear weapons never actually fired any bombs at each other (*hint*: It is sometimes called MAD).
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
These are the leaders of the US and USSR that got along with each other, which eventually led to the break up of the Soviet Union.
Who is Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
In 1949, this former US ally became communist. This country directly influenced other countries becoming communist.
What is China?
This was the first human being ever in space!
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
This was the closest that America has come to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This former US marine became a communist on a trip to the Soviet Union and later was accused of assassinating President Kennedy.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This organization was created to promote diplomacy between countries before any battles break out.
This is the capital city of the Soviet Union/Russia.
What is Moscow?
Space is a great adventure, but very risky! These space missions suffered catastrophes or loss of life! Name at least two.
What is: Apollo 1, Apollo 13, The Challenger Shuttle, The Columbia Shuttle?
This was the largest nuclear bomb ever exploded or tested.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170816-the-monster-atomic-bomb-that-was-too-big-to-use
What is Tsar Bomba?