People of the Cold War
The Anti-communist US Senator that scared Americans about communism. Started the Red Scare
Joseph McCarthy
Explain what is meant by the Space Race.
Competition between the US and the Soviet Union to have the most advanced technology, put the first a man in space and to land on the moon.
What United States president negotiated with Khrushchev to keep the United States and Soviet Union from going to war over Cuba
President John Kennedy
Name the United States President who told Gorbachev to 'tear down that wall."
Ronald Reagan
In this war, the Northern and Southern parts of this country were united under the Communist North in 1975 despite the best efforts of American servicemen who left the area following the Treaty of Paris in 1973
Vietnam War
This British Prime Minister who coined the phrase "Iron Curtain.”
Winston Churchill
Name the first man in space. Remember this is a Russian Cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin
A period in history when Soviets placed bombs in a specific country and aimed them at the US. It was directed by the Soviet Leader, Nikita Khrushchev. A U.S. president ended the event by blockading the country.
Cuban Missile Crisis
After the Berlin Wall collapsed, what began happening to the Soviet Union?
After the fall of this huge symbol of Communist oppression, the country’s government lost power and fell apart.
Who was the United States President who ordered American naval and air forces to support Korean ground troops during the Korean War?
President Harry S. Truman
The dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin. He wrote a personal letter to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis asking that they come to an agreement in order to avoid war. He was also a big leader in the Nuclear Arms Race.
Nikita Khrushchev
Why was Sputnik a big deal?
It was the first artificial or man-made object in space. It mean Russia beat the United States into space.
Name a type of economic system where business is privately owned and run by the people, rather than by the government.
capitalism
What is it called when a government, which is usually a dictatorship, has total control of what citizens own and maintains a large military force.
Communist government
When Richard Nixon became president he decided to end US involvement in this war. He first began removing troops from in July of 1969. Which war does this refer to?
Vietnam War
During this period in history when Soviets placed bombs in Cuba and aimed them at the US, who was the U.S. president who ended this Cuban Missile Crisis by blockading the country and then negotiating with Soviet Leader, Nikita Khrushchev.
President John F. Kennedy
Who was the first American in space? He orbited the Earth in Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7.
Alan Shepard
On May 5, 1961: NASA astronaut Alan Shepard made history when he told the crew to “light this candle” and became the first American to reach space while aboard Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7.
What did John F. Kennedy do when the Soviets placed bombs in Cuba?
blockaded Cuba so they would not receive supplies
Explain which side of the Berlin Wall was controlled by those defending freedoms.
East Berlin was Free.
What was the dividing line between the Norther communist side and the non communist southern side of Korea AFTER the war ended?
The 38th Parallel
Name the head of the USSR at the end of the Cold War. President Ronald Reagan told him to "Take down that Wall."
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was the first to land on the moon? Name the person
Neil Armstrong
What did Nikita Khrushchev want to do as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? It was his overall goal.
Continue to spread Communism.
Why did the Communists build the Berlin Wall?
It was built in order to prevent people from fleeing East Berlin to find freedom from communism.
During this conflict, the northern communists wanted to take over the southern part of the country. A general went against his orders. His actions caused China to get involved. America pulled out. No one won this war.
THe Korean War