The Cold Shoulder
What was the physical divide between East and West established in 1961 that symbolized the oppression of communism?
Berlin Wall
Which 2 nations parted ways during the Cold War even though they were allies during World War 2?
The US and Soviet Union
Which country won the Space Race?
Soviet Union
What was the Red Scare?
The post-WWII fear of communism
John F. Kennedy
What was the invisible divide between the East and West that symbolized the ideological battle of the Cold War?
iron curtain
In order to counteract the US and Western Europe's defensive alliance, the Soviet Union created what pact?
Warsaw Pact
The US and USSR fought the Cold War through these types of war to avoid direct contact that could be devastating to the world.
proxy war
Which Republican senator claimed he had a list of 205 Communists that were taking over the federal government?
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
The US used this policy in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism
containment
This alliance aimed to contain communism in Asia.
SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organization)
Which Cold War conflict saw the U.S. fail to stop communism in Southeast Asia?
Vietnam War
What was the committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that investigated people thought to be Communists?
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
Which president escalated US involvement in Vietnam that ultimately led to an unfavorable public opinion of him?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What were the names of the leaders of the 2 competing nations at the beginning of the Cold War?
Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin
The US provided economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe and create alliances through what plan?
Marshall Plan
Why is the Korean War sometimes referred to as the "forgotten war"?
the 38th parallel was still the determining boundary between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea
The development of this by the Soviet Union led to increased panic and paranoia in the US during the 1950s
H-bomb
Which late Cold War president met with Mikhail Gorbachev to unofficially end the Cold War?
George H.W. Bush
What was the U-2 Incident?
A US spy plane was shot down over the USSR leading to increased tensions between the 2 nations
What was the name of the defensive military alliance of the US, Canada, and 10 other Western European nations?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The US embarrassingly failed this invasion of Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Which 10 movie stars refused to testify against their colleagues during the Red Scare and were later blacklisted from receiving jobs in the industry?
Hollywood Ten
Which president is credited for ending the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Ronald Reagan