ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
This strategy consisted of stopping the spread of Communism through the use of economic and military policies.
What was containment?
Following the end of WWII, this was a period of intense fear and suspicion about the spread of communism in the United States.
What was the Red Scare?
This occurred when individuals, particularly in the entertainment industry, were barred from employment due to alleged or perceived communist ties.
What was "blacklisting"?
This theory said that if one country fell to communism, other countries in the region would also adopt a communist policy.
What is the "domino theory"?
In October of 1962, THIS tense 13-day confrontation occurred, involving these THREE nations nearly leading to THIS.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who are Cuba, the United States and the Soviet Union?
What is nuclear war (WWIII)?
This action taken by the President of the United States provided $400 million in aid to Turkey and Greece to assist them in their fight against communist aggression.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
This is a person who agrees with the ideas of communism and thereby is seen as a threat to the security of the United States.
What is a communist sympathizer?
THIS American government official was accused of being a communist spy and of passing secret documents to the Soviet Union, but he was never convicted of espionage. Instead, he was convicted of THIS in 1950.
Who was Alger Hiss?
What is perjury?
In 1957, Russia launched THIS, the first artificial space satellite, to enter into Earth’s orbit.
What was Sputnik?
THIS was a long, costly, and divisive ten-year conflict that pitted the communist government of THIS nation along with THESE fierce guerrilla fighters against THIS nation and its principal ally, the United States.
What was the Vietnam War?
What was North Vietnam?
Who were the Viet Cong?
What was South Vietnam?
This economic recovery plan by the United States consisted of providing between $12-16 billion aimed at rebuilding post-WWII Western Europe.
What was the Marshall Plan?
This was created to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
This married couple was convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. THESE secrets to the Soviet Union in 1953, becoming the first civilians in American history to be executed for THIS.
Who were the Rosenberg's?
What is atomic (nuclear)?
What is espionage (spying)?
On July 20th, 1969, the U.S. ultimately won THIS race beating THIS nation and becoming the first and only nation to put a man on THIS.
What was the Space Race?
What was the Soviet Union?
What is the moon?
THIS individual while pursuing THIS policy became the first sitting President to visit THIS communist nation while pursuing THIS historic arms agreement with THIS communist superpower.
Who was Richard Nixon?
What is detente'?
What is China?
What is SALT?
What was the Soviet Union?
When the Soviet Union blockaded this German capital city in 1948, the Allies responded with this successful relief effort which lasted for well over a year.
What was West Berlin?
What was the Berlin Airlift?
This was a group of writers and directors who by claiming First Amendment rights, refused to name names of suspected communists or testify before Congress.
Who were the "Hollywood Ten"?
THIS United States Senator from Wisconsin initially claimed to have several lists of communists working in THIS government department but with very little actual evidence, he eventually ended his political career in disgrace.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
What is the State Department?
In August 1961, THIS nation's capital CITY first became divided by THIS which included barbed wire, guard towers and a lethal area between barriers known as THIS.
What is Germany?
What is Berlin?
What was the Berlin Wall?
What was the "Death Strip"?
In November of 1989, the fall of THIS was the first step toward reunifying THIS nation and ending the influence of THIS throughout THIS region.
What was the Berlin Wall?
What is Germany?
What is communism?
What is Eastern Europe?
THIS first major armed conflict of the Cold War broke out in 1950, lasting for three long bloody years before ending with THIS in 1953 dividing THIS nation at THIS line on the map.
What was the Korean War?
What is an armistice (cease fire)?
What is Korea?
What is the 38th parallel?
This is a misdemeanor offense where an individual "willfully" defies a valid congressional court order for documents or testimony and can result in between 6-12 months in prison.
What is contempt of Congress?
THIS government agency created in 1951, developed a film and booklet featuring THIS character who taught children how to survive an atomic explosion by doing THIS drill.
What was the Federal Civil Defense Administration?
Who was "Bert the Turtle"?
What was the "Duck & Cover" drill?
In April, 1961, a brigade of former exiles landed on the shores of THIS nation at THIS location in an effort to overthrow THIS communist dictator. Tragically, the operation failed in just THIS many days.
What is Cuba?
What is the Bay of Pigs?
Who was Fidel Castro?
What is TWO?
In late 1991, due in part to a shortage of THIS as well a lack of THIS, THIS nation finally collapsed and THESE eventually became independent nations free from the influence of THIS.
What is food?
What is trade (jobs)?
What was the Soviet Union?
What were Satellite Nations?
What is communism?