HISTORY I
The 2 Superpowers that emerged at the end of World War II
Soviet Union & the U.S.
The nickname of the Soviet Army
Red Army
Form of currency used by the European Union for all member European countries
The Euro
The Soviet Union formed this group among Eastern European countries in response to NATO being formed
Warsaw Pact
Who was the first Major League Baseball team to use Astroturf?
Houston Astros
The name given to the area in Southeast Asia controlled by the French
French Indochina
When Americans left the cities to lift in the suburbs
Suburbanization
Name given to Eastern European States that were under the control of the Soviet Union
Satellites
Belief that a Communist victory in South Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments to fall
Domino Theory
What is a soccer field also called or named?
A Pitch
Name given to the tension & hostility between the U.S. & the Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1990
Cold War
Using another country to fight a war. The U.S. & U.S.S.R. did this in Korea & Vietnam
Proxy War
Senator that charged their were Communists inside the U.S. government
Joseph McCarthy
Case that said having segregated schools was unconstitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education
What term is used to indicate that a player has zero points in a game of tennis?
Love
British Prime Minster that said an 'Iron Curtain had descended across the continent'
Winston Churchill
Was formed by the U.S., Canada & 10 other countries
NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Name given to countries having enough nuclear weapons to retaliate if their country was attacked
Mutually Assured Destruction
Anti- Communist leader that controlled South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
What Major League Baseball Team has won the most World Series Championships?
New York Yankees
2 goals of the occupation of Japan under Douglass MacArthur
1. Destroy militarism
2. Ensure a Democratic government was put in place
He led a coup in Hungary to challenge Soviet authority
Imre Nagy
The pooling of peasant land in China to increase farm productivity
Collectivization
The name given to the youth supporters that would attack non supporters
Red Guards
What American has won the most Olympic Medals of all time?
Michael Phelps (28)