Cold War Jeopardy

Early Cold War

100

The alliance that countered the Warsaw Pact and tried to preserve democracy

NATO

200

The alliance between communist nations in the Eastern Bloc

Warsaw Pact

300

Churchill coined this term, meaning the Soviet's sphere of influence in the East

Iron Curtain 

400

This doctrine committed the United States to defending against the spread of communism 

Truman Doctrine 

500

The United States did this to bypass the blockade of Berlin 

Berlin Airlift 

Section 1

100

This type of government severely limits personal freedom through centralized dictatorships

Totalitarianism

200

Private property does not exist and means of production are owned by central government 

Communism 

300

An indirect conflict between two nations is known as this 

Proxy War

400

This dividing line was formed after the stalemate in Korea 

38th parallel

500

This policy focused on restructuring the Soviet bureaucracy and added more capitalist policies to farming 

Perestroika

Section 2

100

The president of the United States during the Cuban missile crisis

JFK

200

The Soviets put missiles in this country 

Cuba

300

Chairman Mao believed in this idea (lower class revolting) 

Class warfare

400

Nuclear explosion that humiliated the Soviet Union 

Chernobyl 

500

Nuclear arms control agreement signed by Gorbachev and Reagan in 1987

INF Treaty

Miscellaneous

100

Russian term meaning "openness" 

Glasnost

200

Chairman Mao wanted this group of people to add to the labor force for farming 

Women

300

The Soviets invaded this nation in 1979 

Afghanistan 

400

Form of government where people can vote and govern for themselves 

Democracy 

500

Dr Seuss' "Butter Battle" represented this idea 

M.A.D.

Mutually Assured Destruction 

Section 3

100

This structure collapsed in 1989, a major signal of change for communism 

Berlin Wall

200

Soviet President who let all the sattellite states leave

Gorbachev 

300

Economic system controlled by private owners who can make a profit 

Capitalism 

400

The United States dumped this chemical all over Vietnam during Operation Ranch Hand

Agent Orange 

500

First Secretary of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Kruschev

Random Fun Stuff in case we have too much time left

100

This school is the largest in Connecticut 

Danbury High School

200

This quarterback led the New York Giants to two super bowl wins over the Patriots 

Eli Manning 

300

This Turkish city is split between Europe and Asia by the Bosphorus Strait

Istanbul

400

This letter does not appear in any of the US States names 

"Q"

500

The unicorn is the national animal of this nation in Europe 

Scotland