Cold War 1
What do we call the tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 that started because the Soviets installed nuclear-armed missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Triple Jeopardy
Who was the new leader of Cuba in 1959 that allied with the Soviet Union?
Fidel Castro
The U.S. put a man on the moon in the year ______.
1969
The U.S. under President Eisenhower, established _____________ and gave more money to science education.
NASA
President Truman worried about the actions of Gen. MacArthur in Korea because...
MacArthur’s actions would start a third world war.
What cartoon taught children in the 1950s what to do in case of an atomic bomb?
Bert, The Turtle
What do we call the time that the Soviet Union was trying to catch up in weapons technology to that of the United States?
The Arms Race
Who said that an “iron curtain has descended across Europe”?
Winston Churchill
Triple Jeopardy
What was the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall?
It signaled the end of Communist domination of Eastern Europe.
City involved in the cold war crisis; lead to year-long airlift of supplies
Berlin
Double Jeopardy
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
To prevent people from Communist East Berlin from escaping to democratic Western Europe.
Which country was most likely an original member of NATO?
The United Kingdom
If you lived in a country affected by the Marshall Plan, what would happen to your government?
It would receive money from the United States.
The stockpiles of nuclear weapons amassed by the U.S. and USSR acted as a deterrent to war. What does this mean?
The weapons helped prevent an all out war.
Who was the American senator who accused many of being communists?
Joseph McCarthy
Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev
What was the main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950?
Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea
Double Jeopardy
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
Promote peace and prevent war.
What does the Iron Curtain represent?
Double Jeopardy
What made the Cold War "cold"?
No actual combat going on