Cold War Superpowers
Escalating Events
Wars
People
At Home and on the Edge
100

Who were the two superpowers in the Cold War?

Soviet Union and the United States

100

This was the US policy that attempted to prevent communism from expanding

Containment

100

The 38th parallel became an important dividing line that divides these

North and South Korea

100

This person was the Soviet Communist leader after WWII and spread communism to satellite nations

Joseph Stalin

100

The US policy of going to the edge of all out war

Brinkmanship

200

What is the United States political system?

Democracy

200

These Eastern European nations were dominated by the Soviet Union

Satellite nations

200

This side of the Korean War appeared to be winning until China actively entered the conflict

The United Nation Forces

200

This US president favored containment at the start of the Cold War

Harry S. Truman

200

After the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb the US began to develop this

The Hydrogen Bomb

300

What is the United States economic system?

Capitalism

300

This was set up in response to the Soviet Union blocking supplies after the West attempted to reunify Germany

Berlin Airlift

300

Which side invade the other to start the Korean War.

North Korea invaded South Korea

300

These witnesses in the film industry refused to testify and were sent to prison

The Hollywood Ten

300

The Eisenhower Doctrine offered economic and military aid to countries threatened in what area of the world by communism

Middle East

400

What was the Soviet Unions economic system?

Communism

400

This treaty organization, which still exists today, was made up of the US, Canada, and their allies in Western Europe

North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

400

Which side lost the Chinese civil war despite 2 billion dollars in US aid 

The Nationalists

400

This General argued the Korean War should be extended into a war against China

General Douglas MacArthur

400

The Soviet Union formed this in response to the formation of NATO

the Warsaw Pact

500

What was the Soviet Unions political system?

Totalitarianism

500

This arranged for 400 million dollars to be sent in aid to postwar Turkey and Greece

Truman Doctrine 

500

Which side won the Korean War?

Neither 

500

This US State Department official was accused of spying for the Soviets and was found guilty of perjury

Alger Hiss

500

This incident ended up with a US spy plane being shot down over the USSR

The U-2 Incident