A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which neither nation directly confronted the other on the battle field.
What is the Cold War
100
For two decades, Chinese Communists had struggled against the nationalist government of this person.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek
100
Two minor activists in the American Communist Party implicated in the Fuchs case.
Who are Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
100
The thermonuclear weapon more destructive than the atomic bomb
What is the H-bomb
100
American former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics and is currently a television personality.
Who is Bruce Jenner
200
taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries
What is containment.
200
As World War II ended, Japanese troops north of this surrendered to the Soviets.
What is the 38th parallel
200
A list of people whom they condemned for having a Communist background.
What is a blacklist
200
President by the time both the Soviet Union and the US had the H-bomb
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
200
Holds the record for most Olympic medals
Who is Michael Phelps
300
American and British officials started this to fly food and supplies to West Berlin
What is the Berlin Airlift
300
On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces swept across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea. The conflict that followed became known as this.
What is the Korean War
300
The most famous anti-Communist activist
Who is Joseph McCarthy
300
The downing of a U.S. spy plane and capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960
What is the U-2 incident
300
American singer/song writer. Former member of Destiny's Child. Queen of the United States. Married to Jay-Z.
Who is Beyonce
400
Name 3 of the 6 satellite nations
What are Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Poland
400
In contrast to the nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, the communists led by this person gained strength throughout the country.
Who is Mao Zedong
400
Attacks on suspected communists in the early 1950s became known as this.
What is McCarthyism
400
A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites
What is the Warsaw Pact
400
Known for his roles in Titanic, The Great Gatspy, and The Wolf of Wallstreet
Who is Leonardo Dicaprio
500
In this, Truman declared that "it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures"
What is the Truman Doctrine
500
In May 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and is demoralized government fled to here.
Where is Taiwan
500
A former Communist spy named Whittaker Chambers accused him of spying for the Soviet Union.
Who is Alger Hiss
500
The U.S. commitment to defend the Middle East against attack by any communist country
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
500
Tallest student in Mr. Will's 8th period class, sits by Kylee.