Post WWII Europe
Red Scare
Korean War
Famous People
Cold War Politics
100
What was containment?
The US policy to prevent and “contain” the spread of communism
100
What was the Red Scare?
Hysteria over the threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War
100
Fill in the blank:
North Korea has a ____________________ type of government.
Communist
100
Who was dictator of the Soviet Union? (first and last name)
Joseph Stalin
100
What organization was formed to defend its members from the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
NATO - 50pt BONUS: What does NATO stand for?
200
What was the name of the red line dividing communist and democratic countries?
Iron Curtain
200
What were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg accused of?
Sending atomic secrets to the Soviet Union (espionage)
200
Where is the split between North Korea and South Korea called?
38th Parallel
200
Who was President of the US at the start of the Cold War? (first and last name)
Harry Truman
200
What organization was formed to maintain peace and security in the world?
United Nations
300
What is communism?
A kind of government where the government owns and operates all of industry on behalf of the "classless" society
300
What was the name of the group of actors that publicly denounced the HUAC?
Hollywood 10
300
Why did North Korea and South Korea begin peace talks?
They had reached a stalemate in the war.
300
Who was the man that led the trials to find communists in America? (first and last name)
Joseph McCarthy
300
What was the Marshall Plan?
US plan to help rebuild destroyed European countries & their economies.
400
Properly identify the countries that controlled each quadrant of Germany post-WWII. (partial credit available)
Green - Britain
Red - Soviet Union
Blue - France
Yellow - US
400
What was Executive Order 10450?
Banned LGBT+ people from working in any part of the federal govt.
400
What was the US goal in helping South Korea?
NOT total defeat, but to protect democracy and contain communism.
400
Who was the US Commander during the Korean War? (first and last name)
Douglass MacArthur
400
What organization was formed as a defense treaty between the Soviet Union & its satellite countries?
Warsaw Pact
500
How long was the Cold War? What year did it start & end?
45 years, from 1945-1990
500
What was McCarthyism?
A campaign to find communists in the US led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
500
What was the Domino Theory?
The belief that if one country fell to communism, others would soon follow
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY FOR BOTH TEAMS:
Which British Prime Minister warned the US that "an iron curtain has descended across Europe"? (first and last name)
Winston Churchill
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY FOR BOTH TEAMS:
What were the 2 countries that received immediate US support from the Truman Doctrine? (must get both countries for full credit)
Greece & Turkey