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This fear driven campaign began at the end of WWII due to US fear of Communism.
What is the Red Scare?
This event took place due to the USSR blockade West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This war between North and South Korea lasted from 1950 to 1953 and involved the United States and United Nations forces and ended with a division of the nation.
What is the Korean War?
This bill gave World War II veterans government paid college tuition and housing assistance, transforming American society as we knew it.
What is the G.I Bill?
This 1949 military alliance between Western democracies was created to contain Soviet expansion in Europe, establishing the idea of "you attack one, you attack all".
This Wisconsin Senator was known for accusing other of being communist, with little to no evidence.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This 1961 mission by President JFK was a failed attempt to overthrow Cuban leader, Fidel Castro.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
This conflict saw the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, and widespread anti-war protests in the United States before ending in 1975.
What is the Vietnam War?
This commission, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, investigated President Kennedy's death and concluded Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
What is the Warren Commission?
This 1977 science fiction film directed by George Lucas became a cultural phenomenon and launched a massive franchise.
What is Star Wars?
This committee was created to investigate communist influence in Hollywood.
What is HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities)?
This meeting of WWII Allied powers was a kick off for the cold war.
This 1969 Apollo mission achieved President Kennedy's goal of landing humans on the moon before the decade ended.
What is Apollo 11?
This video game, released by Atari in 1972, is considered one of the first commercially successful arcade games ever made.
What is Pong?
This board was created to investigate communist officials in the US Government.
What was the Loyalty Review Board?
This was a 13-day standoff between the US and the USSR, marking the closest we have ever come to a total nuclear war.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 2.5-mile-wide buffer zone between North and South Korea has existed since the 1953 armistice and remains one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone?
This Cold War doctrine meant that if one superpower attacked the other with nuclear weapons, both would be destroyed in retaliation.
What is MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)?
This collectible doll line, introduced in 1983, featured different characters with unique names and became a massive mall toy craze.
What are Cabbage Patch Kids?
this 1948 U.S.-sponsored plan provided over $13 billion in aid to rebuild Western Europe and prevent the spread of communism. (The nonspecific one)
What is the Marshall Plan?
The Soviet Union's development of this space technology in 1957 sparked American fears of technological inferiority and led to massive investments in science education during the Space Race.
What is satellite technology?
This British new wave band, fronted by Sting, released the album 'Synchronicity' in 1983. (Options on Back Board)
Who is the Police?