People
Who is Stalin
Leader of the USSR
What happened at the end of the Korean War
Country split
Hottest part of the Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
What is Containment
Stopping the spread of Communism
Period of time where the US and USSR build up their nuclear weapons
Arms Race
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK
Who did the US and USSR back during the Korean War
North= USSR
South = US
US/ JFK embarrassing failure in Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Name a place the US got involved in due to containment
answers will vary
What kept the US and the USSR from using Atomic Weapons
Mutually Assured Destruction
President that "okayed" the creation of the H bomb
Truman
Who did the US and the USSR support in the Vietnam War
North -- USSR
South-- US
Time period in the US when they became fearful of Communism inside the US
Red Scare
What was the Truman Doctrine
US will help countries avoiding Communism
The alliance between the US and their allies
The alliance between the USSR and theirs
NATO
Warsaw Pact
President when air raid drills became necessary, sometimes accused of being soft on Communism
Esienhower
How did the Vietnam war end?
Vietnam became Communist
Became a symbol of the cold war
Berlin Wall
What was the Marshall Plan
US gives money/ resources to countries avoiding Communism
Period where tension between the US and USSR cooled
Detente
USSR leader at the end of the Cold War
Gorbachev
China
Prior to the Man on the Moon who was winning the space race. Give an example
Soviets
First man in space
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine
US would protect the Middle East from Communism
What is McCarthyism
accusing people of a crime (being communist) with little to no evidence