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Intervention

100

The method to deal with the spread of Communism to other countries 

containment 

200

Plan that gave $15 billion in aid to governments in Europe 

Marshall Plan 

300

Which two countries first needed protection from Communism under the Truman Doctrine 

Greece & Turkey

400

This alliance was formed by the U.S. and other Western European countries in order to unify and strengthen against the Soviet Union and its allies 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

500

Describe what a proxy war is and give an example of one 

a war instigated by two major powers which do not become involved directly with each other

Vietnam War

Korean War

From Hollywood to Space

100

First country to launch a satellite into orbit 

Soviet Union

200

Name of the first satellite launched into space

Sputnik 

300

People accused of communism in the Hollywood would end up on a ___________, which prevented them from getting another job 

Blacklist 

400

This organization searched for communists inside and outside the U.S. government (especially in the film industry) 

HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee

500

Describe the Red Scare

hysteria in the U.S. over the perceived threat posed by the Communists during the Cold War. 

People accused of being Communist, Witch hunt 

Conflicts

100

Length of the Cold War 

45 years

200

This was the first proxy war/conflict of the Cold War that pitted a country "against itself" 

Korean War

300

Event when a U.S. spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union

U-2 Incident

400

This 13 day period was the closest the U.S. came to having the Cold War heat up

Cuban Missile Crisis

500

Describe the causes of the Cold War, those who were involved, and their beliefs.

U.S & Soviet Union

45 year conflict never heated up

Arms race, communism vs. democracy, space race

People

100

President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

JFK

200

President during the beginning of the Cold War

Harry Truman 

300

First man to walk on  the moon

Neil Armstrong

400

First American man to orbit the earth

John Glenn

500

Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died 

Nikita Khrushchev

Random

100

Senator from Wisconsin who accused members of the government of being Communist 

Joseph McCarthy

200

This bomb was more powerful than the atomic bomb and led to an arms race during the Cold War 

H-Bomb 

300

These two people were convicted of espionage and helping the Soviet Union and sentenced to death 

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

400

Alliance group formed by the Soviet Union 

Warsaw Pact 

500

Exact date that Sputnik was launched

October 4, 1957