Historical Figures
Historical Places
Historical Terms
Historical Events
Historical Decisions
100
Created the People’s Republic of China in 1949 after winning the Chinese Civil War
Who is Mao Zedong
100
In the eastern side of Germany and also divided separately as eastern and western ______
What is Berlin
100
The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism.
What is Red Scare
100
The ____ Airlift provided supplies to western Berlin
What is Berlin
100
President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from communism
What is the Truman Doctrine
200
The senator who accused people for supporting communism for no possible reason.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
200
The 38th Parallel split this country into two countries.
What is Korea
200
The making accusations of being a communist without proper regard for evidence.
What is McCarthyism
200
The placing of nuclear missiles in Cuba caused this:
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
200
The United States responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis with this Naval action.
What is a naval blockade
300
They were accused of passing on atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Who are The Rosenbergs
300
A violent war between the Jewish and the Palestinian Arabs took place here.
What is Israel
300
Supported European nations trying to economically to rebuild themselves from the catastrophe caused by World War 2 so that we can ensure their support in future.
What is the Marshall Plan
300
President Eisenhower authorized the CIA to secretly train Cuban exiles from the newly created Communist Cuba to invade the country to overthrow and kill Fidel Castro in this event
What is the Bay of Pigs
300
This person led US forces and pushed into North Korea without President Truman's authorization, and was later fired by Truman.
Who is MacArthur
400
Leader of the U.S.S.R. after Joseph Stalin died.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
400
The Democratically elected communist leader Jacobo Arbenz started nationalizing businesses here.
What is Guatemala.
400
We would support any European nation trying to resist communism both economically and militarily.
What is the Truman Doctrine
400
A group of ten witnesses from the film industry who refused to cooperate with the HUAC’s investigation of Communist influence in Hollywood.
What is the Hollywood 10
400
The US decides to participate in this event to attempt to make the most lethal arms (Nukes, weapons, etc.)
What is the Arms Race
500
The Leader of the Communist Party and Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
Who is Ho Chi Minh
500
This country was divided at the 17th parallel, with Communist North, backed by China and the Soviet Union, and Non-Communist South, backed by the U.S., NATO, and other Democratic Countries.
What is Vietnam
500
Countries pledged military support to each other in case of any attack on any member of ____
What is NATO
500
A collective defense treaty formed among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.
What is the Warsaw Pact
500
The USA and the Soviet nation participate in this war that doesn't involve open warfare
What is the Cold War