The Korean War Period
The Korean War Period
Global Concerns
Global Concerns
100
What is it called when no one wins a war?
stalemate
100
What is the key term for expressing extreme disapproval of
censure
100
What is the term for countries whose military, economic, and political strength are so great that they can influence events worldwide
superpower
100
What is the term for a contest in which nations compete to build more and more powerful weapons?
arms race
200
What is an areal called that neither side controls?
demilitarized zone
200
What was the name of the senator who falsely accused government employees of being communists?
Joseph McCarthy
200
What does it mean to stockpile?
collect
200
Who was the U.S. President during the Cold War?
John F. Kennedy
300
What event led the United States to enter the Korean War?
North Korea invades South Korea
300
What country did General MacArthur want to attack but Truman did not approve of?
China
300
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
300
What two countries emerged as superpowers at the end of the 1950s?
The United States and the Soviet Union
400
What finally ended the fighting in the Korean War in July 1953?
a ceasefire
400
What were the Rosenbergs accused of?
Spying for the Soviet Union
400
Which country lunched the world's first human-made satellite into space in October 1957?
The Soviet Union
400
What organization did Kennedy set up to build friendships between Americans and the people of other nations?
Peace Corps
500
What is the term for accusing someone of disloyalty without having any evidence
McCarthyism
500
What type of government did Americans fear most?
Communism
500
The United States helped military dictators keep or gain power in Latin American counties to keep what to things safe?
American security and business
500
The Soviet Union put nuclear weapons in Cuba during what major Cold War event?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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