Cold War Names and Places
Cold War Facts and Ideas
Comics
California
Starts with an O
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The 2 countries that were the main rivals of the Cold War

What are US and Soviet Union (Russia)?

100

Biggest military advantage US enjoyed until 1953

What is having atomic bomb?

100

Batman's hometown

What is Gotham?

100

Many in New York still haven't forgiven these two California cities from "stealing" two of their Major League Baseball teams

what are Los Angeles and San Francisco?

100

Prefix meaning eight

What is oct?

200

The American president who ordered the use of atom bomb on Japan and liked to flex military muscle

Who is Truman?

200

English leader said that Russia wanted this, not war itself

What is "the fruits of war"?


200

This villain has featured in more Batman stories than any other 

Who is the Joker?

200

Dr. Seuss made his home in this wealthy San Diego county city

What is La Jolla?

200

A thirsty desert traveler will look for one of these 

What is an oasis?

300

The Truman Doctrine said we had to aid this country where we got the idea of democracy

What is TGreece?

300

Cold War strategists argued that US needed to support countries from falling to communism in this memorable theory

What is the domino theory?

300

Famous Marvel Comics executive who appeared in every Marvel movie until his death

Who is Stan Lee?

300

Reason thousands flocked to California in 1849

What is discovery of gold started the Gold Rush?

300

Not a copy or something creative

What is original?

400

German city which Russia tried to starve but was supplied by an airlift by the world's non-communist countries (mainly US)

What is Berlin?

400

Restricting communist expansion is more commonly known as this

What is containment?

400

First Marvel Comics superhero team

What is Fantastic Four?

400

Movie industry left New Jersey to establish this as the movie capital of US

What is Hollywood?

400

A musical instrument played in many churches and sports events

What is an organ?

500

Asian power that joined Russia in communist ranks in 1949

What is China?

500

This was so unusual about Henry Wallace's telegram blaming the US for Cold War tension

What was fact that Wallace was member of Truman's government and a former VP

500

Hometown of Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones (of Archie comics fame)

What is Riverdale?

500

LA County home to rappers Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and NWA

What is Compton?

500

A person who sees the positive side of things (sees a glass as half full not half empty)

What is an optimist?