The Cold War
The Cold War was referred to as "cold" because this action never physically occurred.
What is fighting?
This communist country was established at the conclusion of the Korean War.
What is North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)?
He was the Leader of the Soviet Union who ordered the blockade of West Berlin and sought to create communist governments across Europe.
Who is Josef Stalin?
This term referred to the divide between communist and democratic countries in Europe after WWII.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This was constructed in 1961 in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This was the primary goal of the Cold War.
What is to stop the spread of communism?
This democratic country was established at the conclusion of the Korean War.
What is South Korea (Republic of Korea)?
He was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This term refers to the hysteria and fear of communists in the United States after WWII.
What is the Red Scare?
This organization was formed to defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
During this event, the Soviet Union demanded the withdrawal of Western forces from West Berlin to turn it communist.
What is the Berlin Crisis?
This conflict resulted in the U.S. failing to achieve its goal of maintaining an independent, non-communist nation in Southeast Asia.
What is the Vietnam War?
He was the president when the Berlin Wall was destroyed.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This is the idea that if one country falls into communism, all neighboring countries are now at risk of doing the same.
What is the Domino Theory?
This organization was created after WWII to resolve conflicts between nations peacefully.
What is the United Nations?
This was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
What is the Warsaw Pact?
During this conflict, North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations, led by the United States.
What is the Korean War?
This Senator falsely claimed to have a list of communists and launched a series of high-profile, unsupported accusations to take out his political opponents.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This refers to the plan designed to stop the spread of communism by providing economic recovery to European nations that rejected communism after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This war ended in a stalemate and resulted in Korea being divided at the 38th Parallel.
What is the Korean War?
This event refers to a time when the world was on the brink of an atomic war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This refers to the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard while protesting the Vietnam War on their campus.
What is the Kent State Massacre?
This Soviet leader implemented policies of glasnost and perestroika to encourage political discussions and economic reform.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This term refers to the wartime strategies of fighting used during the Vietnam War, which included hit-and-run attacks, booby traps, and ambushes.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
What is the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union?