Vocabulary and
Content Terms
Content Terms
What did Winston Churchill refer to the divide between the Communist East and Democratic West as?
The Iron Curtain
Which country was split into a capitalist west and a communist east?
Germany
In which Middle Eastern country did the Soviet Union lose a war?
Afghanistan
He was the first Communist leader of Cuba, who the US failed to depose (remove from office).
Fidel Castro
What group of animals is called a pride?
Lions
The idea that if one country uses a nuclear weapon on another, then others will in retaliation.
Mutually assured destruction (MAD)
What was the spy network that operated in the Soviet Union?
The KGB
The first "hotspot" of the Cold War was in this German city.
Berlin
This US president withdrew troops from Vietnam and pursued a policy of "Vietnamization."
Richard Nixon
How many US presidents were/are Catholic?
Two
This US agency was responsible for the overthrow of leaders in Guatemala and the Congo.
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
What was the military treaty organization formed by the United States and its western allies?
NATO
This failed attack on Cuba was intended to lead to the overthrow of Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Who was president of the United States for the majority of the Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson
The only continent with no active volcano.
Australia
During the Cold War, this meant preventing Communism from spreading and keeping it in the USSR.
Containment
What was the military alliance formed by the USSR and its Eastern allies?
The Warsaw Pact
This war resulted in a stalemate and the creation of a Communist north and democratic south.
A reformer and the last leader of the Soviet Union who gave more freedoms to the people and lessened government control over business.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which platform should Hogwarts students go through to get on the Hogwarts Express?
Platform 9 3/4
The idea that if one country falls to Communism, others will follow.
The domino theory
This general term refers to the loyal, weaker ally nations of the Soviet Union
A satellite state
In while Latin American nation did the CIA overthrow the leader, Jacobo Arbenz?
Guatemala
He was a North Vietnamese revolutionary and Communist leader of North Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh
This seed is considered to be one of the highest sources of fiber on the planet.
Chia seeds