Cold War Basics
U.S. Foreign Policy
Cold War Leaders & Events
Life In America During the Cold War
Technology & Competition
100

This term describes the tension-filled rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII.

 ➡️ What is The Cold War?

100

This plan gave money to European countries to rebuild after World War II.

 ➡️ What is the Marshall Plan?

100

He was the U.S. president who introduced a Doctrine.
 

➡️ Who is Harry S. Truman?

100

This period involved fear of communists inside the United States.
 

➡️ What is the Red Scare?

100

This U.S. agency was created to lead space exploration.

 ➡️ What is NASA?

200

These were the two main economic systems competing during the Cold War.

 ➡️ What are capitalism and communism?

200

A promise that the U.S. would give support to countries threatened by communism.

 ➡️ What is the Truman Doctrine?

200

This U.S. president challenged Americans to go to the moon.
 

 ➡️ Who is John F. Kennedy?

200

These are basic rights like freedom of speech and religion.

  ➡️ What are civil liberties?

200

These could be used to destroy entire cities in seconds.

➡️ What are nuclear weapons?

300

This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
 

➡️ What is containment?

300

This military alliance was created to protect Western nations from the Soviet Union.

 ➡️ What is NATO?

300

He warned about the “Iron Curtain” dividing Europe.

 ➡️ Who is Winston Churchill?

300

This government committee investigated suspected communists.

 ➡️ What is HUAC?

300

This competition focused on achievements beyond Earth’s atmosphere.

 ➡️ What is the Space Race?

400

This military conflict in Asia was a result of Cold War tensions.

 ➡️ What is the Korean War?

400

This 1962 event nearly led to nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
 

➡️ What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

He was the leader of the Soviet Union during much of the early Cold War.
 

➡️ Who is Joseph Stalin?

400

This practice legally separated people based on race.
 

➡️ What is segregation?

400

This theory argued that nuclear war would destroy both sides.

 ➡️  What is Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?

500

This term describes a war where larger powers support opposing sides without fighting directly.

 ➡️ What is a proxy war?

500

This idea claimed nuclear war would destroy both sides, preventing its use.
 

➡️ What is Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?

500

This international organization was created to promote peace after WWII.

 ➡️ What is the United Nations?

500

These planned suburban communities symbolized 1950s prosperity.

 ➡️ What is Levittown?

500

The Soviet's were the first to send their satellite's to outer space and named it this

 ➡️ What is Sputnik