The alliance between the United States and the democratic nations of western Europe
What is the NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
100
The communist leader of Cuba
Who is FIDEL CASTRO
100
This event that took place in Latin America was the closest the Cold War ever came to all-out nuclear war. The U.S. and the Soviet Union were on the brink of fighting when one side backed off.
What is the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
100
This term was a metaphor that referred to the separation of democratic and communist countries after World War II in Europe
What is the IRON CURTAIN
100
This was the popular video program that taught schoolchildren about the dangers of atomic weapons.
What is DUCK AND COVER.
200
This was the U.S. policy of trying to stop the spread of communism and promote democracy.
What is CONTAINMENT
200
He was the President responsible for beginning U.S. intervention in Vietnam by sending economic aid
Who is JOHN F. KENNEDY
200
This was (and still is) the dividing line between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
What is the 38TH PARALLEL
200
This was President Truman's plan to help European countries gain economic and political stability after World War II. 2 specific countries that this plan targeted were Greece and Turkey.
What is the TRUMAN DOCTRINE.
200
The name of the committee in which Senator Joseph McCarthy worked to hunt communists
What is the HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE (HUAC)
300
Part of the arms race, this was the idea that if one side attacked the other with nuclear weapons, the other side would retaliate.
What is MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION (M.A.D.)
300
This couple were executed by the government during the McCarthy era "Red Scare" because they were suspected of selling secrets to the Soviet Union
Who are ETHEL AND JULIUS ROSENBERG
300
The failed invasion of communist Cuba by Cuban exiles who were trained by the U.S. government
What is the BAY OF PIGS INVASION
300
This was the alliance among the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. It was their response to NATO.
What is the WARSAW PACT.
300
This President visited China in 1972 and began a policy of detente with the Soviet Union.
Who is RICHARD NIXON
400
The idea that if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would surely follow. This was used by multiple presidents to justify U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia
What is the DOMINO THEORY
400
He was the leader of Communist China.
Who is MAO ZEDONG (also spelled MAO TSE TUNG)
400
This act by Congress allowed President Johnson to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam
What is the GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION
400
This was the city in Germany that the Soviet Union attempted to blockade. The U.S. responded by airlifting food and supplies to the people trapped in the city.
What is BERLIN.
400
The last ruler of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was responsible for this policy that introduced some reforms,
What is GLASNOST
500
This was the style of combat used by the Vietcong (North Vietnamese soldiers), which involved hit and run tactics and ambushes.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE
500
He was fired by President Truman as the commander of the U.N. forces in Korea,
Who is GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
500
President Nixon was responsible for ending U.S. involvement the war in Vietnam. Part of his policy was to train South Vietnam's army to fight on their own. This policy was called:
What is VIETNAMIZATION
500
To help European nations rebuild after World War II, the U.S. created this plan which gave nations in western Europe over $12 billion in economic aid.
What is the MARSHALL PLAN
500
He was the President responsible for ending the Cold War.