Cold War 1
The invisible line that divided Europe in the decades after World War II.
The Iron Curtain
A practice in which the government owns everything and is heavily involved in business?
Communism
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronotics and Space Administration
This even took place between Cuba and the US in October 1962 and lasted for 13 days. We were up to Defcon level 2 with around 80 nuclear missiles pointed at the United States.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Physical barrier that was made between two parts of a particular city in Germany that was seen as a symbol of the Cold War
What is the Berlin Wall?
This war led to communist takeover by the north over the south after almost 20 years of brutal fighting.
What is the Vietnam War?
A government of social equality and fairness, where the citizens have influence on decisions. (vote)
Democracy
This Soviet intelligence agency was responsible for gathering intelligence and conducting covert operations during the Cold War?
KGB
He was responsible for building the Berlin Walll on August 13, 1961.
Khrushchev
What side of the Berlin wall was communist?
What is East?
Senator Joe McCarthy became a tireless crusader against Communism in the early 1950s, sparking a US period known as....
What is "The Red Scare?"
What was the Warsaw Pact?
The warsaw pact was a military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries, primarily to counterbalance the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This agency collects vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national security in the United States.
Central Intelligence Agency
Organization of allied nations who joined forces in the West to support any threats of Communism.
What is NATO?
US plan that gave economic assistance to European countries after WWII-implemented by Truman.
What is the Marshall plan?
Theory where it was seen that if one nation were to fall to communism, other neighboring nations would fall as well.
What is the Domino Theory?
What was when military airplanes dropping supplies in Berlin?
The Berlin Airlift
What are the rights protected by a government called?
Liberties
A practice in where the government allows businesses to make their own decision with little government involvement
Capitalism
Name any TWO of the US presidents during the period of the Cold War.
Who was Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Reagan?
US aeronautics program initiated by Reagan during the Cold War in order to compete with the USSR.
What is NASA?
First successful satellite in space.
What is Sputnik I?
What is a ruler of a country with complete power called?
A dictator
This US foreign policy doctrine, announced in 1947, pledged to support countries resisting communist pressure.
What is the Truman Doctrine
What was the name of the Communist dictator in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
When was the Truman Doctrine created?
1947
The United States wanted to promote _______ and ______ instead of communism.
democracy and capitalism
Two stark similar conflicts saw the U.S. and its allies supporting South against communist North and its Communist allies
What is Vietnam and Korea
During the Korean War, the 1. __________sided with South Korea while the 2._________ and 3. _________ sided with North Korea.
1. United States
2. Soviet Union
3. China
How many zones was Germany divided into and what countries?
There were 4 zones it was divided into:
France
Britain
United States
Soviet Untion