Fight Against Communism
What city was divided between communist East and capitalist West during the Cold War?
Berlin
What U.S. plan gave economic aid to rebuild Europe and prevent communism?
Marshall Plan
Who was fired by President Truman for wanting to use nuclear weapons in Korea?
General Douglas MacArthur
At which 1945 conference did the Allies discuss post-war Europe and divide Germany into zones?
Yalta Conference
What event saw U.S. and British planes deliver supplies to West Berlin in 1948-49?
Berlin Airlift
What Asian country was split into North and South, with the North being communist and the South being capitalist?
Korea
What doctrine promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism, starting with Greece and Turkey?
Truman Doctrine
Which U.S. president promoted a “massive retaliation” nuclear strategy?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which conference in July 1945 showed growing tensions between the U.S. and USSR?
Potsdam Conference
What Soviet blockade attempted to force the Allies out of West Berlin?
Berlin Blockade
What U.S. theory stated that if one country fell to communism, others nearby would follow?
Domino Theory
What policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism rather than fight it directly?
Policy of Containment
What was the Soviet version of NATO, formed in 1955?
Warsaw Pact
Which conference was held in Iran in 1943 to discuss opening a second front against Germany?
Teheran Conference
What Japanese city was the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
Which country became communist in 1949, shocking the U.S.?
China
What 1946 document explained the need for containment of Soviet expansion?
Long Telegram
What competition between the U.S. and USSR involved building more powerful nuclear weapons?
Arms Race
What 1943 meeting in Canada involved plans for war in the Pacific?
Quebec Conference
What second Japanese city was bombed, leading to Japan’s surrender in WWII?
Nagasaki
Which Cold War rival supported revolutions and communist parties around the world?
Soviet Union (Russia)
What U.S. proposal aimed to unify Germany under international control in 1947?
Uniting for Peace Plan
What was the U.S. policy called that aimed to deter nuclear attack by promising total retaliation?
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
Which secret agreement involved Churchill and Roosevelt on nuclear cooperation?
Hyde Park Agreement
What event symbolized a major U.S. success in the early Cold War and showed resistance to Soviet pressure?
Berlin Airlift