World War 1
Which country was most responsible for "punishing" Germany after WWI?
France
Germany, Italy, Japan
What was the overall policy that the US followed to help South Korea fight against Communist North Korea?
Why did Cuba ask the USSR for military assistance?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What is the name of the first man-made satellite?
Sputnik
What was the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Which countries made up the "Allies" of WWII?
UK, US, France, USSR
Yes they are, because they only signed a "ceasefire" not a peace treaty
Where did NATO have missile bases that the USSR didn't like?
Turkey and Italy
Why did the rocket that launched Sputnik frighten the United States so much?
Which countries made of the "Central Powers" during WWI?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What theory did the US believe in that caused them to help France and South Vietnam?
Domino Theory
What did the US promise to do if the USSR removed their missiles from Cuba?
Remove the missiles from Turkey and promised not the invade Cuba
What event "mostly" ended the Space Race?
The US manned moon landing
Which countries made up the "Allies" in WWI?
UK, US, France
What effectively ended WWII in August 1945?
Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What helped turn US sentiment, or support, against the war in Vietnam?
The Tet Offensive
College Campus Protests (Kent State)
Watching footage on the news
Who were the two leaders of the US and USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Nikita Khruschev
What larger part of history was the Space Race?
The Cold War
List the four main causes of WWI
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What happened to Germany, and Berlin, at the end of WWII?
Both were split into four sections each controlled by a different Allied Power:
UK
US
France
USSR
Name the policy that promised to help support countries with money/equipment/supplies if they promised to not become communist.
Truman Doctrine
Why did the United States support Cuban exiles during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The US didn't want a communist country less than 100 miles away from the US mainland
What system, developed by the US military helps you navigate?
GPS