Containment
Soviet Responses
100

Central American coup that set the precedent for all future US intervention in Central and South America

CIA coup in Guatemala

100
New to the scene, Khrushchev's secret speech contained several new ideas for the USSR.  Name one.

De-Stalinization

Denounced Stalin's Cult of Personality

Peaceful Co-existence

200

US fought with these allies to defend South Korea from invasion by North Korea and its ally.  Name both the US/SK ally and one NK ally. 

US/SK - United Nations

NK - China (troops) and USSR (aid)

200

In 1956, the USSR responded to this anti-communist uprising by sending the Red Army to crush the rebellion, leading to thousands of arrests and deaths.

Hungarian Revolution

300

Containment in Vietnam began under Truman with this conflict and support for this ally

The First Indochina War

France

300

Part of Khrushchev's logic for placing missiles in Cuba was to give the US a taste of its own medicine, for missiles the US had placed in this country.

Turkey

400

In response to this action, the US mobilized nonstop flights from the UK and western Europe, signaling a refusal to give up the smallest inch of territory to communism in Europe.

Bonus 50+ Which Soviet leader?

Stalin's Berlin Blockade.  

400
When the Soviet Union decided not to respond to anti-communism protests in this nation, the communist party stepped down peacefully, causing the event to be labeled "The Velvet Revolution"

Czechoslovakia

500

Each president's doctrine is some statement about what the US is willing to do to contain communism.  Which president's doctrine was the most aggressive, stating that the US would support anti-communism insurgents (overtly or covertly) wherever they may be.  

Bonus +50 - name one country where this president's doctrine was applied

Reagan Doctrine

El Salvador, Grenada

500

The Soviet response to international pressure pushed it to sign the Final Act, pledging to protect human rights at this.

The Helsinki Accords