Wars & Conflicts
This war was shown on TV and led to protests in the U.S.
What is the Vietnam War?
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is containment?
These two superpowers were the main rivals in the Cold War.
What are the United States and Soviet Union?
This senator falsely accused Americans of being communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This is what MAD stands for.
What is mutually assured destruction?
The US aided mujahideen rebels in this Cold War conflict.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
This U.S. policy gave military aid to stop communism in Greece and Turkey.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This military alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies in 1949.
+200 for the FULL NAME.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This was a list of entertainment workers accused of communism and denied jobs.
What is the Hollywood Blacklist?
President that feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union and ordered a blockade around Cuba.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This 1962 event nearly caused nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This plan gave billions to rebuild Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This country was divided into East and West after WWII
+100 for naming the CITY that was also divided.
What is Germany (& Berlin)?
What is China's civil war?
This was a failed CIA invasion in Cuba in 1961.
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
This 1968 surprise attack by North Vietnamese forces shocked Americans and showed the war was far from over.
What is the Tet Offensive?
This Cold War theory warned that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
What is the domino theory?
The USSR and US competed in these two "races".
What is the (nuclear) arms and space race?
This event had a goal of rapidly industrializing China's economy and agriculture.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
Name BOTH extremist groups that emerged from the mujahideen rebels.
What are the Taliban and al-Qaeda?
Give two reasons why many Americans lost support for the Vietnam War.
What is television/media coverage, high US casualties, lack of clear progress, widespread protests, credibility gap, and/or economic cost?
What is support for anti-communist dictators, CIA-backed coups, economic & military aid, blockade, and/or propaganda?
Fill in the Blank: The USSR wanted to keep control over Eastern European countries after WWII to create a _______ ________.
What is a "buffer zone"?
This group was responsible for attacking teachers and their parents during the Cultural Revolution.
What is the Red Guard?
Name two countries that are still communist (to some degree) today.
+100 for each additional country.
What are China, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba?