Cold War Jeopardy

Other

100

This was the first major military conflict between the "West" and the Communist

What is the Korean War?

200

Making baseless accusations that someone is a communist

McCarthism

300

Elected President in 1952, ended the Korean War

Dwight D Eisenhower

400

What did Truman do in response to the Berlin Blockade?

Berlin Airlift

500

The general who wanted to drop an atomic bomb on China, was told no by Truman, and got fired for insubordination

Douglas MacArthur

Containment

100

The Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the fight against communism can be labeled forms of this

What is Containment?

200

What was the communist country that U.S. was most afraid of?

What is the USSR?

300

This policy was designed to fight communism and promote democracy in 1947 by sending money to countries in Europe.

What is the Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan?

400

The loss of this country to Communism was seen as a stain on Trumans record

China

500

Where was Korea divided after the Korean War?

38th Parallel or the DMZ

Arms/Space Race

100

The Soviet Union launched this artificial satellite into space on October 4, 1947?

What is Sputnik?

200

The ability to get to the brink of war without actually going to war

brinksmanship

300

Making Military power of the United States and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack

Deterrence

400

The name of the U.S. spy plane that got shot down over the Soviet Union.

What is U-2?

500

Unable to match the American military strength in the air, Soviets focus on these long-range rockets

ICBMs

American Loyalty

100

Senator _________ _____________ spread suspicion about people being communists but never could prove anything.

McCarthy

200

The committee that was formed in the U.S. by the House of Representatives as an investigative agency who looked for communist in the U.S.

What is House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC)?

300

Truman investigated federal employees for communist ties to ease fears (backfired and made people more suspicious) 

Loyalty Review Board

400

This couple was executed for passing secret atomic weapons information to the Soviet Union.

Who are the Rosenbergs?

500

Institution Joseph McCarthy accused of being Communist that backfired and lost him his reputation

US Army

Institutions

100

Government agency created to make and spread information on how to "survive" a nuclear attack

Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)

200

Organization that is a system of collective defense where its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. Made of Western Europe and North American Countires 

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

300

The international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. Formed at the beginning of the war.

What is the United Nations (UN)?

400

Massive amounts of money being spent to arm the military at all times

Military-Industrial Complex

500

Soviet Unions response to the formation of NATO

Warsaw Pact