Cold War
This 1947 doctrine pledged U.S. support to "free peoples" resisting attempted subjugation, specifically in Greece and Turkey.
Ans: The Truman Doctrin
This 1948–1949 event saw the U.S. fly supplies into a blockaded German city for nearly a year.
: The Berlin Airlift
Winston Churchill famously used this phrase to describe the division between Western and Eastern Europe
Ans: The Iron Curtain
This "War" wasn't fought with direct bullets between the two superpowers, but through tension and proxy battles.
Cold War
This massive aid package was designed to rebuild Western Europe and prevent the spread of Communism by stabilizing economies.
Ans: The Marshall Plan
This 1950–1953 conflict was the first major "hot" war of the Cold War and ended in a stalemate at the 38th Parallel.
Ans: The Korean War
This famous concrete barrier was built in 1961 to stop people from fleeing East Berlin to the West.
Berlin Wall
The Cold War was primarily a standoff between the United States and this communist superpower.
Soviet Union
This defensive military alliance was formed in 1949 by the U.S. and Western European nations, marking a shift away from isolationism
Ans: NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This 13-day confrontation in 1962 is considered the closest the world ever came to full-scale nuclear war.
Ans: The Cuban Missile Crisis
This "colorful" term describes the fear that communism would spread to the U.S. and destroy American life.
Red Scare
This Wisconsin Senator became the face of the Red Scare by claiming to have a list of Communists working in the State Department.
Ans: Joseph McCarthy
The 1957 launch of this Soviet satellite terrified Americans and led to the creation of NASA.
Ans: Sputnik
This House committee investigated "un-American" activities, famously targeting the Hollywood film industry.
Ans: HUAC
This failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by CIA-trained exiles was a major embarrassment for the Kennedy administration.
Ans: The Bay of Pigs