People
He was the U.S. president who dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan and led the U.S. war in Korea during the 1950s.
Harry Truman
This country gained independence from Belgium during the 1960s.
The Congo
The U.S. chose to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to intimidate/show off to this country:
The Soviet Union
In 1948, the Soviet Union did this to try and force the U.S., British, and France of Germany.
The Berlin Blockade
Who would say this?
"We don't need no education. No more pencils
No more books. No more teacher's dirty looks. Mao is our leader. All we need is his book."
100 Point Bonus: Name ONE of the songs that this question is based on.
The Red Guard
He was the leader of Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
Nasser
This Asian country sent ground troops to fight with North Korea and helped push back the U.S. military.
China
This idea promotes the creation of an independent Jewish state.
Zionism
DAILY DOUBLE:
In 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized these industries in Cuba, which created conflict with the U.S.
Sugar and oil refineries.
Who would have said this during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
"In an act of the most legitimate self-defense, we must be willing to fire first."
Fidel Castro
He was the Soviet leader who Fidel Castro allied with after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Nikkita Khrushchev
The Suez Crisis involved conflict over controlling the Suez Canal in this country.
Egypt
American officials believed this theory that if one country became communist, nearby countries would also become communist.
The Domino Theory
The U.S. government responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis by doing this.
Using a naval blockade.
What is this quote referring to?
"We must conquer nature. Go out and destroy all the things that stop us from achieving our Great Leap Forward."
The Four Pests Campaign
The U.S. CIA and British MI6 organized a coup of this Middle Eastern leader in the 1950s.
Mohammad Mossadegh.
The U.S. and Britain organized a coup and installed Reza Pahlavi as leader in this Middle Eastern Country
Iran
The U.S. and Soviet Union were involved in the Congo during the 1960s because it had this valuable resource.
Uranium
Israel
These lyrics relate to what movement in China during the 1960s.
"I know your anger, I know your dreams
I've been everything you want to be...
I'm the smiling face on your TV
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you, one and one makes three."
Bonus (200 Points): Name the song these lyrics are from.
The Cultural Revolution
The U.S. CIA organized a coup of this Congo leader during the 1960s because he was siding with the Soviet Union.
Patrice Lumumba.
By 1961, the U.S. installed nuclear missiles in these two countries, which threatened the Soviet Union.
Italy and Turkey
This group acted as a secret police that spied on people in East Berlin/Germany.
The Stasi
Fill in the blanks: The Korean War ended with a _________ at __________
Cease fire at the 38th parallel
Name THREE conflicts/things we discussed that these lyrics are referencing:
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser, and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Hula-hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola, and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
Bonus (300 Points): BName the song these lyrics are from.
The Suez Crisis, The Berlin Wall, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Korean War, The Congo gains independence