The Start of the Cold War
What is a Cold War
This type of bomb was tested AFTER the Atomic Bomb by both the United States and then the Soviet Union
What is the Hydrogen Bomb
These two types of governments fought in the Chinese Civil War
What are Nationalists vs. Communists
What is the Loyalty Review Board
This man overthrew the previous dictator in Cuba and because the new Communist Leader
Who is Fidel Castro
Stalin created these, forcing communism on their governments and protecting the Soviet Union from the West
What are Sattilite nations
This Doctrine promised that the United States would aide the Middle East against any Communist Country
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
The Nationalist Army was defeated and fled to this island which is now its own independent nation
What is Taiwan
This couple were tied to the leak of the Hydrogen bomb information tied to Klaus Fuchs and were the first Americans to be executed for espionage in U.S. History
Who were the Rosenburgs
With the U.S. Senate barring trade with Cuba, which nation stepped in and provided aid for them?
Who is the Soviet Union
This relief plan provided economic and military aid to nations threatened by Communism.
What is The Truman Doctrine
This Egyptian leader tried to play both the U.S. and the Soviet Union for aid and pit them against each other
Who is Abdel Nassar
According to the U.S. Constitution, which branch has the power to declare war?
What is the legislative branch
With this man leading the "Witch Hunt" for communists in the United States, the Republican Party thought they had the Presidential election in the bag.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
The CIA trained exiled Cubans to infiltrate the country and overthrow Fidel Castro. The invasion was a failure and President Kennedy took responsibility publicly but blamed the CIA in secret. What was this mishap called?
What is the Bay of Pigs
The United States started to supply 16 nations with $13 Billion and help them rebuild after WWII. This was the start of the United States becoming a World Aide provider. What Plan started this?
What is the Marshall Plan
The CIA created this plane for high altitude spying
What is the U2 Spy Plane
The United Nations pushed the North Koreans close to Yalu River. Which country ended up joining and supporting the North Koreans?
What is China
What is not being able to provide proof
Fidel Castro allowed the Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev to place Nuclear weapons in Cuba pointed towards the U.S, with the U.S. having nuclear weapons pointed at the USSR. What was this time called?
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin was split into 4 zones, controlled by the U.S., the Soviet Union, the French, and the British. When the Allies found out the Soviets shut off Berlin from supplies, they started dropping in supplies for 11 months. What was this called?
What is the Berlin Airlift
The proposal by President Eisenhower to the Soviets to allow flights over each others countries to guard against nuclear attacks was called what?
The Open Skies proposal
President Truman fired General MacArthur for wanting to implement what?
What is using an atomic bomb
HUAC made headlines in 1947 when it investigated communist influence in the movie industry. What does HUAC stand for?
The House of Un-American Activities Committee
This treaty stated that nations with Nuclear arms wouldn't trade weapons with non-nuclear countries and non-nuclear nations wouldn't develop nuclear weapons.
What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty