The Cold War
What is a cold war?
a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
A war that has no actual fighting in it
Who did North Korea invade in 1950 to start the Korean War?
South Korea
This Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union focused on space exploration and technological dominance.
This theory argued that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to communism, neighboring countries would fall as well.
What is the Domino Theory?
This period in the late 1940s and 1950s was marked by widespread fear of communist influence in the United States.
What is the Second Red Scare?
Bonus: When was the first Red Scare?
This U.S. policy, first announced by President Truman in 1947, aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is Containment?
This line of latitude divided North and South Korea after World War II.
What is the 38th Parallel?
In 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching this first artificial satellite into orbit.
What is the Sputnik?
Who used to Rule over Indo-China before WW2?
Who are the French?
This congressional committee investigated suspected communists in government, Hollywood, and other areas of American society.
What is HUAC?
Bonus: What does HUAC stand for?
This 1948–1949 crisis occurred when the Soviet Union blocked Western access to Berlin, leading to a massive U.S. airlift.
The Berlin Air Lift
This international organization sent troops, led mainly by the United States, to defend South Korea.
What is the United Nations
This U.S. space agency was created in 1958 in response to Soviet advances in space.
What is NASA?
Bonus: What does NASA stand for?
This 1964 naval confrontation between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces led Congress to expand President Johnson’s war powers.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
This U.S. senator from Wisconsin claimed to have a list of communists working in the State Department.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This 1949 military alliance included the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations.
What is NATO
Bonus: What does NATO stand for?
This U.S. general led UN forces in Korea before being removed from command by President Truman.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Bonus: What was his idea for ending the war sooner?
This American astronaut became the first U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth in 1962.
John Glenn
This communist leader of North Vietnam became the face of Vietnamese independence and resistance against the United States.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This term describes the practice of making accusations of disloyalty or communism without solid evidence.
What is McCarthyism?
This U.S. plan provided billions of dollars in economic aid to rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan
Bonus: How much money did the US end up sending?
This communist country entered the war in 1950 to support North Korea.
What is China?
In 1961, President Kennedy pledged that the United States would achieve this major goal before the end of the decade.
What is putting a man on the Moon First!
Bonus: Who was the first man on the moon?
This 1968 surprise offensive by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces shifted American public opinion against the war.
What is The Tet Offensive?
These televised hearings in 1954 damaged McCarthy’s credibility after he accused members of the U.S. Army of being communists.
What are the Army-McCarthy Hearings?
This 1962 event brought the United States and the Soviet Union closest to nuclear war after missiles were discovered 90 miles from Florida.
The Cuban Missile Crisis!
The Korean War ended in 1953 with this type of agreement, meaning the war technically never officially ended.
An Armistice
Bonus: Where North and South Korea ever United again?
In 1969, this NASA mission successfully landed the first humans on the Moon.
Apollo 11
This U.S. military tactic involved spraying chemicals to remove jungle cover and destroy enemy crops.
What is Agent Orange?
Bonus: What were other tactics used by the Americas during the war?
What industry was being hit the most during the 2nd Red Scare?
What is Hollywood?
Bonus: What does it mean to be Blacklisted?