Cold War Leaders
Cold War Countries
Korean War
McCarthyism
Space Race
100
He was the president of the United States during the start of the Cold War
Harry Truman
100
Name this country.
Soviet Union (or Russia)
100
What international group sent forces to Korea
The UN
100
What was McCarthyism?
False accusations of being a communist & being “unAmerican” towards political adversaries
100
What animals did the Russians send into space?
Dogs
200
He was the leader of the UN forces during the Korean War, later denounced and removed from his position after attempting to persuade the use of nuclear weapons against China.
Douglas MacArthur
200
These two countries are divided by the 38th Parallel.
North and South Korea
200
What latitude decided the divide between North and South Korea.
The 38th parallel
200
McCarthyism provoked and scared people into a frenzy often called the _____ scare
Red
200
What was the name of the first satellite successfully launched into space?
Sputnik
300
He was a Soviet revolutionary and politician who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
Joseph Stalin
300
a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
300
Who was the leader of the North Koreans
Kim Il-Sung
300
Besides political rivals and film workers, what other occupation was targeted by McCarthy? Hint: One of the cartoons showed this.
Educators
300
Who sent the first female into Space?
Russia
400
He was a Chinese politician, Marxist theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Mao Zedong
400
This country was split into 4 zones following WWII, and later 2 zones before its complete reunification after the Cold War.
Germany
400
Why did China get involved in the Korean War?
The UU forces pushed too close to the boarder and the Chinese did not want a western democracy so close to their boarder
400
She was a senator and democrat who stood up to McCarthy's accusations.
Margaret Chase-Smith
400
Who was the first man on the moon and what sport did he play there?
Neil Armstrong and Golf
500
Name this leader.
Mikhail Gorbachev
500
In what country would this be found?
East Germany
500
The Korean War did not end in a peace treaty but in an ______.
Armistice.
500
Joseph McCarthy's downfall came when he levelled accusations at this man with a "plan"
George Marshall
500
What was the name of the space program this President proposed and what did it do? 
Strategic Defense Initiative or Stars Wars. A nuclear deterrent and defence system using lasers in space.