Which war? Which Countries?
Domestic and Foreign Policies
The Truman Doctrine, Star Wars Plan, The Berlin Wall and More
Vocabulary Words
Name that face
100
The Cold War was a competition of weapons and space development between what 2 countries?
The United States and The USSR
100
Who was Joe McCarthy and what did he do?
He was a senator and he claimed he had a list of 205 names of communists in the US State Department. But he could never prove what he claimed.
100
What did the Truman Doctrine promise?
It promised to support free countries to help fight Communism.
100
What does the word espionage mean?
Spy
100
A. Who is this man?
B. Which country does he represent?
Harry Truman, President
United States
200
What was the name of the attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's reign over Cuba?
The Bay of Pig Invasion
200
What were the responsibilities of the House Un-American Committee?
To investigate any alleged disloyalty on the part of private citizens
200
What was the economic ($$) aid plan called that helped countries recover from damage after the war?
It was called the Marshall Plan
200
What is a surrogate or proxy war?
Proxy war is a conflict between two countries where neither of them engage the enemy directly.
200
Who is this man?
What country does he represent?
Fidel Castro
Cuba
300
What was it called when the United States discovered missiles being stored in Cuba?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
300
If a person's name was on a blacklist, what would happen to him/her?
They wouldn't be hired for a job.
300
What country occupied East Berlin and what country occupied West Berlin?
East Berlin - The USSR
West Berlin - The United States
300
What does the term brinkmanship mean?
Brinkmanship is the practice of trying to achieve an advantageous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict.
300
Who is he?
What country does he represent?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The USSR
400
What structure separated East Berlin from West Berlin and why was it constructed?
The Berlin Wall, it was constructed to prevent East Berliners from escaping to the West.
400
What structure was built in the basement of schools in case of a nuclear war?
Bomb shelters
400
What was Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative or Star Wars Program?
It was a plan to detect and shoot down nuclear attacks with lasers and satellites.
400
What does the word unification mean?
Unification is bringing (people) together.
400
Who is he?
What country does he represent?
Kim IL-Sung, Dictator of North Korea
500
Which country occupied North Korea after World War II?
Which country occupied South Korea after World War II?
The USSR occupied North Korea.
The United States occupied South Korea.
500
Which country in the Cold War wanted to promote communism? And which country in the Cold War wanted to stop communism?
Promote Communism - The USSR
Stop Communism - The United States
500
Why was the Berlin wall torn down and what happened to the USSR after this occurred?
It was torn down by East Germans after riots and protests broke out. The USSR was dissolved and 15 post Soviet States emerged.
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
500
What does the word armistice mean?
Armistice means an agreement between 2 countries to stop fighting in a war.
500
Who is he and what country does he represent?
Syngman Rhee, Leader of South Korea