A Cold Front Approaches
The _____________________ purpose was to support global peace by forming a permanent body committed to avoiding future conflicts through cooperation and diplomatic negotiation.
United Nations
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted to control all of ______________, believing it fell entirely within the Soviet zone.
Berlin
The ____________________ was a failed April 1961 U.S.-backed, CIA-sponsored military landing by Cuban exiles aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro’s government.
Bay of Pigs
Despite intense fighting during the Korean War, the final armistice line in 1953 closely followed this original pre-war boundary? ___________________
38th parallel
___________was established during the Cold War by a group of countries from Europe and North America to protect each other and stop the spread of communism, and if one country was attacked, the alliance would be allowed to intervene.
NATO
National Atlantic Treaty Organization
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism and support democratic nations under threat by giving political, military, and economic aid.
Truman Doctrine
___________________ was a major Cold War crisis where the Soviet Union blocked all land and water access to West Berlin
Berlin Blockade
The _____________ was a massive 321 day allied mission that flew over 2.3 million tons of food, coal, and supplies into the Soviet blocked area.
Berlin Airlift
______________ is the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
espionage
The blacklisting of this group helped spark an era in which more than 300 people in the film industry were barred from employment.
The Hollywood Ten
Winston Churchill warned in 1946 that this symbolic barrier had “descended across the continent.”
Iron Curtain
The _________________ was a US-led initiative that provided money to rebuild Western Europe, foster economic integration, and prevent the spread of communism after World War II
Marshall Plan
Before the Suez Canal Crisis, the canal was operated by a company jointly run by which two European nations.
Britain and France
For 24 tense hours in October 1961, tanks from the US and USSR confronted each other at Checkpoint Charlie during the ___________________.
Berlin Crisis of 1961
In 1956, _____________ was invaded by a joint force of international coalition partners after nationalizing the Suez Canal.
Egypt
A married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951 and put to death in the electric chair.
You must give me both of their names and their last name.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
This senator’s shifting claims of 205, then 57, and later 81 Communists in the State Department helped fuel the Second Red Scare.
Joseph McCarthy
The _____________ was a Cold War confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union, initiated by the secret Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles, just 90 miles from Florida
Cuban Missile Crisis
________________ trained by the U.S. suffered 114 deaths during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and about 1,100 more were captured by Castro’s forces.
Cuban exiles
A ___________________ was signed in 1953. It was a temporary agreement meant only to pause the fighting, bringing an end to the active combat of the Korean War (even though the war never officially ended).
ceasefire
This group investigated allegations of communist activity.
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
________________was a United States foreign policy, initiated in the late 1940s, designed to restrict the expansion of Soviet power and communism beyond their existing borders.
containment
The 13-day October 1962 standoff, resolved by removing weapons in these two specific countries, is widely considered the closest the world came to nuclear war.
Turkey and Cuba
________________ describes the buildup of nuclear weapons by both superpowers, creating fear of total annihilation if either side attacked.
You must write it out and have the correct words.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Following World War II in 1945, Germany and its capital, Berlin, were divided into four occupation zones controlled by the Allied powers. Name the 4 countries.
France, UK, USA, Soviet Union