People
American president who inspired the Space Race
JFK or John F. Kennedy
German city that became important during the Cold War.
Berlin
This policy signaled America's desire to limit the spread of communism
Containment
What event ended WW2 and started the Cold War?
Atomic Bombs On Japan
What is an "H Bomb"
Hydrogen Bomb
Leader of communist Cuba during the Cold War
Fidel Castro
Leader of the Soviet Union before, during, and after WW2
Joseph Stalin
Country where the Soviet Union tried to place missiles in the 1960s.
Cuba
The acronym "MAD" stands for this:
Mutually Assured Destruction
This war led America to adopt the policy of "detente"
Vietnam War
McCarthyism
Name the main two spy agencies during the Cold War
CIA
KGB
Main leader of communist China
Mao Zedong
Country where America first fought a ground war against communism during the Cold War.
Korea
This policy describes the build up of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
Arms Race
What was the name of the first human made satellite put into space?
Sputnik
This term describes the ability of a country to launch nuclear weapons from land, air, and sea.
Nuclear Triad
What company was at the center of our mock trial? Bonus 500 points if you can give its name in 2025.
United Fruit Company
Chiquita
Russian leader during the 1950s and 60s
Nikita Kruschev
Country where America had missiles aimed at Russia that they eventually removed shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Turkey
Name the two alliance organizations created during the Cold War
NATO
Warsaw Pact
In the 1956, this country attempted to overthrow communist leaders, but never received any help from America.
Hungary
This term was coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's rule over Eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
In 1947, America adopted the "______ Plan" and the "________ Doctrine." Fill in the blanks.
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Soviet Leader who instituted reforms that led to the fall of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
What two cities did the leaders of the USA, UK, and USSR meet in to discuss plans for Europe after WW2?
Yalta
Potsdam
Name either reform policy the USSR adopted in the 1980s that moved the country away from communism.
Glasnost
Perestroika
When China became communist, Mao Zedong gave what name to his plan to modernize factories and farming?
Great Leap Forward
This theory explained that if one country fell to communism, it would lead to a chain reaction of countries becoming communist.
Domino Theory
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh