Wars/Conflicts
Presidents & Plans
Containment
USA
Soviet Union
100

This was a competition on which country (US or USSR) could have better technology and get into outer space faster. 

What is the Space Race?

100

This President is known for his efforts during the Space Race, as well as his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Who is John F. Kennedy?

100

U.S. policy of stopping the spread of Communism

What is Containment?

100

This time period was a time of great fear and paranoia of Communism due to McCarthyism and the threat of nuclear war 

What is the 2nd Red Scare?

100

This is the main goal of the USSR. 

What is 'to spread communism?'
200

This war was started due to the Truman Doctrine and ended in a ceasefire; the war never technically ended. 

What is the Korean War?

200

This gave the President more power to command the military without Congress' approval

What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

200

This was a policy that stated the U.S. would provide military aid to any Western European country under direct threat of communism

What is the Truman Doctrine?

200

This is the name of the U.S. government agency created to help the U.S. explore space and win the Space Race. 

What is NASA?

200

This was the name of the Russian satellite that was the first successful man-made satellite to enter our atmosphere - kicking off the Space Race

What is Sputnik?

300

This war was started due to the Truman Doctrine and was a major loss for the USA due to the Tet Offensive; Americans protested our involvement. 

What is the Vietnam War?

300

This law restricted the President's power to authorize war without Congress' approval

What is the War Powers Act (1973)

300

This was a policy that stated the U.S. would provide economic aid to Western European countries to prevent communism and help rebuild

What is the Marshall Plan?

300

This was a protest that turned deadly after the National Guard opened fire on anti-Vietnam protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9. 

What is the Kent State Massacre?

300

This is the name of the Communist country that the USSR wanted to use as a launch base for nuclear missiles against the U.S. 

What is Cuba?

400

This was a 13 day waiting game - the closest the US had ever come to nuclear war. 

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

This President is known for the Watergate Scandal, as well as his policy of Detente

Who is Richard Nixon?

400

This is a theory that explains if one country falls to Communism, then more and more countries will fall to Communism

What is the Domino Theory?

400

This is the term used to describe the 'cooling down' of tensions from the Cold War. 

What is Detente?

400

This is the name of the barrier that the USSR created between West and East Berlin that divided communities, workers, and families from 1961-1989. 

What is the Berlin Wall?

500

This crisis began when Iranian militants captured a group of Americans from the U.S. Embassy and held them for over a year. 

What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?

500

This President was reluctant to leave Vietnam, causing Richard Nixon to win the 1968 election. 

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

500

This group was created as an alliance of democratic countries aiming to have collective security against the Soviet Union

What is NATO?

500

This is the name of the group who is in charge of holding the impeachment trial and voting to remove the President from office.

Who is the Senate?

500

The Soviet Union experiencing economic hardship  in the late 1980's caused this. 

What is the fall of the USSR / End of Cold War?

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