Korean War
The Korean War was fought between these two countries.
What are North Korea and South Korea?
The main two powers in the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union, were locked in a struggle because of this technology.
What are atomic bombs?
On this date, the Korean War ended.
What is July 27, 1953?
This scientist developed a theory that used the famous formula E = mc^2.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This country was the center of Communism during this time period.
What is the Soviet Union?
This organization fought on the side of South Korea.
What is the UN?
This organization was made up of the group of countries who were allied with the U.S. in the Cold War.
What is NATO?
In this year, the U.S. ended its occupation of Japan.
What is 1952?
This man became the Premier of the Soviet Union after Stalin died.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
This country adopted Communism after a civil war that lasted for most of WW2.
What is China?
This people group died the most in the Korean War.
What are the South Koreans?
This treaty created an organization of countries that were allied with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
In this year, workers in Berlin rose up to protest Soviet Union policies -- only to get overpowered by Soviet tanks.
What is 1953?
This man was a famous U.S. architect, known particularly for his building called "Fallingwater".
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
This Communist country invaded its southern neighbor in 1950.
This country fought on North Korea's side.
What is China?
This "final frontier" is where one of the most important technological "races" took place during the Cold War.
What is space?
On this date, Albert Einstein died.
What is April 18, 1955?
This man led Cuban revolutionaries to victory, and then eventually ruled Cuba.
Who is Fidel Castro?
This country was split in half between a Communist north and a French-run south.
What is Vietnam?
This is the latitude number that marked the border between North and South Korea.
What is 38?
This new type of bomb, which was developed in 1951, made the arms race of the Cold War significantly deadlier.
What is the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb)?
On this date, the Egyptian president announced that the Suez Canal was going to be nationalized, starting the Suez Crisis.
What is July 26, 1956?
This man researched and developed the cure for polio.
Who is Dr. Jonas Salk?
This island country was the first Communist country in the Western Hemisphere.
What is Cuba?