U.S. History Brain Thaw

Name That Dictator

100

This dictator took control of Germany after World War I.

Adolf Hitler

200

This dictator was a Japanese military general.

Hideki Tojo

300

This dictator, the first fascist leader to seize power after World War I, created the military group known as the Blackshirts.

Benito Mussolini

400

This dictator has his own music video.

Kim Jong Un

500

The U.S. tried (and failed) to assassinate this dictator over 100 times.

Fidel Castro

The United States vs. Communism

100

The main enemy of the United States during the Cold War.

Russia

200

The name of the communist group located in North Vietnam.

Viet Minh

300

The two communist nations that the U.S. fought during the Korean War.

North Korea and China

400

The U.S. aligned themselves with this country not only to fight communism, but also to get cheap oil.

Iran

500

Why did Russia and the United States never directly attack one another?

Nuclear Weapons = Everyone Dies

Diplomacy

100

This treaty brought an end to World War I, but also led to World War II.

The Treaty of Versailles

200

The U.S. promise to remove missiles from Turkey saved the world from nuclear destruction during this Cold War event.

The Cuban Missile Crisis

300

This diplomatic plan involved offering European countries $13 billion to help rebuild after World War II.

The Marshall Plan

400

This diplomat was among the first within the United States to argue against trusting Russia, as he explained in his famous telegram.

George Kennan

500

The promise that Russia broke after the conclusion of The Yalta Conference.

To hold elections in the countries it took over after World War II.

Warfare

100

A weapon, created by the U.S. during WWII, that still considered one of the most destructive weapons in human history.

Nuclear Bomb

200

The tactic used by Germany during World War I that really angered the United States.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

300

This strategy has been used by smaller groups throughout history when fighting larger forces.

Guerilla Warfare Tactics

400

This type of hovering weapon has been used a lot during the Israel-Hamas War of 2023.

Drones

500

A chemical used the United States during the Vietnam War, best known for causing massive fires.

Napalm

Class Vocabulary

100

The term for staying away from the business or interests of others. Specifically, the political affairs of other countries.

Isolationist

200

A person who believes that getting involved in the the the political affairs of other countries is a good thing.

Interventionist

300

What I.C.B.M. stands for.

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

400

The term describing the ultimate objective of the United States during the Cold War.

Containment

500

The term that describes what happens in a war when two sides are equally matched.

Stalemate