Key Players
In 1917, a revolution took place in Russia that led to the formation of a communist nation called the ________ ________.
Soviet Union
Their ability to influence most other countries in the world made the United States and the Soviet Union _____________.
superpowers
In the process of developing ___________, technological advances occurred that would eventually allow both nations to reach outer space.
rockets
In 1962, the limits of mutual assured destruction were tested by the _____ ________ ________.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States had, and still has, a ______________ government and a _____________ economy.
democratic, capitalist
Both the United States and the Soviet Union had nuclear _____ and _________.
bombs, missiles
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first manmade satellite, __________, into orbit around the earth.
Sputnik
Free points to the first team to write the alphabet backwards.
woot woot
Do your best animal impression!!
Woot
_____________ is information and media designed to spread or promote an idea or cause.
Propaganda
In 1958, the U.S. government established ________ and started programs to increase training for science and technology in American schools.
NASA
Cuba had become a communist nation in 1959 when _____ _______ led a band of communist revolutionaries to take over the Cuban government.
Fidel Castro
This tactic (using false accusations of treason to intimidate people) was famously used by U.S. senator ________ ___________.
Joseph McCarthy
The fear of communism spreading within the United States and around the world became known as the ____ _______.
Red Scare
Russian astronaut ______ ____________ became the first man in space.
Yuri Gagarin
The new communist government in Cuba formed a partnership with the __________ _________ and the Soviet Union secretly built bases in Cuba for launching nuclear missiles.
Soviet Union
In _____, the communist party of the United States was formed.
1919
The leaders of both nations knew that if their country used nuclear weapons, it would be attacked by nuclear weapons. This idea was known as ______ ______________ ______________.
mutual assured destruction
_______ ____________ became the first man to walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
As part of the agreement with the Soviet Union, the U.S. agreed that after the weapons were _________ from Cuba, they would not __________ Cuba and would remove U.S. missiles that were close to the Soviet Union.
removed, invade