Space Race
This animal was sent to space in Sputnik 2 and did not return home.
Who is Laika the dog?
This was the year that the Soviets tested their first atomic weapon.
What is 1949?
This is the city, state, and year that President Kennedy was assassinated.
What is Dallas, Texas, 1963?
This is the area that Korea was divided at.
What is the 38th Parallel?
These two things would often happen to those who were unwilling to cooperate while being investigated.
What is being black listed and arrested?
The Space Race stemmed from this moment in the Cold War.
What is the Arms Race/Development of Rockets?
The lack of this valuable resource is one reason the Soviet Union began pushing into Eastern Europe.
What is Uranium?
This person was President Kennedy's running mate and eventual Vice President.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
This event in 1950 is what kicked off the Korean War.
What is North Korean soldiers invading South Korea?
This was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions.
What is McCarthyism?
This artificial satellite kicked off the space race in 1957.
What is Sputnik 1?
This highly destructive weapon was tested in 1952.
What is the hydrogen bomb?
This person is the official killer that was behind the Kennedy assassination.
Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?
In July 1950, the United States entered the Korean War to fight for this side.
What is South Korea?
This scientist was famously accused of being a suspected communist and was placed on trial.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
What is the Apollo Program?
This Cold War development brought the conflict to a terrifying new level because atomic weapons could now be sent on unmanned rockets.
What was Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles? (ICBM)
This theory examines the trajectory of a bullet that passed through Kennedy and Connally.
What is the Magic Bullet Theory?
Nickname that refers to the Korean War due to how often this conflict is overlooked.
What is The Forgotten War?
This particular Senator claimed to have a list of over 200 suspected communists working within the United States government.
Who is Joseph R. McCarthy?
These two astronauts were the first to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin?
This theory states that since nuclear weapons are so destructive, neither side would use them because both sides would be totally destroyed in the conflict.
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
"Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"
What is President Kennedy's inauguration address?
This is a type of war that is instigated by a major power that does not become involved itself.
What is a Proxy War?
What is the United States Army?