Red Scare
They refused to testify when they were called by the House Un-American Activities Committee for supposedly having Communist Influencing Films
Who is the Hollywood Ten
A Soviet mutual defense agreement similar to NATO. The Soviet Union & her ‘satellite nations’ form a defensive alliance against ‘western aggression’.
What is the Warsaw Pact
Defensive alliance between US, Canada and most of Western Europe.
What is NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This was an era of icy relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945-1991.
Cold War
This animal was the first living creature in space
What is a dog
This House of Representatives committee sought to uncover communist plots in the movie and entertainment industry.
What is HUAC (House UnAmerican Activities Committee)
The Capital of North Korea
What is Pyongyang
During his presidency he ended the Korean War and expanded America’s nuclear
Who is John F. Kennedy
Control of this city was the primary focus of the early days of the Cold War.
What is Berlin
The Truman administration tried to help Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists in their fight against communist forces led by ___?___, but they wasted American money and lost control of China.
Who is Mao Zedong
He accused members of the State Department and the Army of being a communist without any evidence.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
Name of the Imaginary Line that served as a buffer for Soviet Unions' Satellite Nations in the east
What is Iron Curtain
During his presidency he ended the Korean War and expanded America’s nuclear arsenal. He also had to deal with crises in Iran, Egypt, and the shooting down of a spy plane over Russia.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
The name of the satellite the USSR first sent into space
Sputnik I
In 1959, __?__ led a successful communist revolution in __?__ and developed close ties
Who is Fidel Castro, and Cuba
They were executed for their role in giving atomic weapons secrets to the Soviet Union.
Who is Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
Allied aircraft drop supplies into West Berlin because the USSR had blocked all aid coming into the city, lasted 327 days.
What is the Berlin Air Lift
This was an American aid package designed to restore the war-torn economies of Europe and prevent the rise of communist parties.
What is Marshall Plan
His U-2 spy plane was shot-down over the Soviet Union. He was eventually traded back to the U.S.
Who is Gary Powers
Eisenhower has the CIA train Cuban exiles for an invasion of Cuba to topple Fidel Castro’s government.
What is the Bay of Pigs
This agency was created in response to Sputnik being launched into space
What is NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration)
The leader of the USSR at the same time Kennedy was President
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
This was an American aid package designed to restore the war-torn economies of Europe and prevent the rise of communist parties.
What is the Truman Doctrine
Name of the Weapon that could do more damage with less radiation than the A-Bomb
Communist forces led by Kim Il-Sung and supported by the Chinese attempted to capture all of ___.
What is Korea