People
The leader of North Korea
Who is Kim Il Sung?
The type of economy where the government owns and controls everything.
What is a command economy?
What is NATO?
This was a controversial war where many believe the US was sending its troops to their deaths because of the harsh terrain and guerilla war.
What is the Vietnam War?
This was the couple in the United States who were accused of giving atomic secrets to the USSR. They were sentenced to death?
The President of the USA who started NASA.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
The type of economy where the people have freedom to own land, businesses, etc, but the government owns and runs certain aspects like banking... etc.
What is a mixed economy?
The alliance formed with the USSR and other communist countries after WWII.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
In the Korean War, what side did the USA support?
What is South Korea?
The leader of North Vietnam and the Viet Minh
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This man overthrew the Cuban dictator, setting up a communist government, and received aid from the USSR. This made the US very uncomfortable and the threat of nuclear war was closer than ever.
Who is Fidel Castro?
The type of economy where the people own everything and the government owns and controls nothing.
What is a free market economy?
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
What is ironic about the Korean War, making many think the US should not have gotten involved?
It started at the 38th parallel and ended at the 38th parallel.
This was the an American government official that was accused of being a spy for the Soviet Union. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Who is Alger Hiss?
The leader of the USSR who resigned after trying implement many reforms, leading to the fall of the USSR.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
A reform to the economy of the USSR that allowed more freedom of speech was called this.
What is Glasnost?
Bonus
Bonus
The name of the communist guerilla warriors in South Vietnam that fought against the Americans in the Vietnam War.
Who are the Viet Cong?
This is the physical barrier between East and West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This man was a Wisconsin Senator who accused many people of being communist.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
A reform to the economy of the USSR that limited governemnt size, lessoned its control and encouraged private ownership and a free market.
What is Perestroika?
The US joined in 2 alliances which made the Cold War global. What were they? (Give one)
What are SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) and CENTO (Central Treaty Organization)
The successful leader of the Communist Revolution in China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
The US President who withdrew the soldiers from the Vietnam War.
Who is Richard Nixon?