Unit 6 Review

Vocab

100

Economic and political system where the government has total control of property and resources. 

Communism

200

An economic system where property is privately owned, and people are free to buy, sell, and produce goods. 

Capitalism

300

Accusing people of being communist without strong evidence during the 1950s

McCarthyism

400

A period of fear in the United States that communist infiltrated the government and society

Red Scare

500

Conflict where two major powers support different sides but do not fight each other directly

Proxy War

Miscellaneous

100

Due to the possibility of nuclear war, these drills were introduced at schools and other facilities

Duck and cover drills

200

What is the term where countries knew that nuclear war could destroy not just their own countries, but possibly the whole world?

MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)

300

What was the significance of the Berlin Wall and its fall?

Represented the collapse of communism

400

These were leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, who revealed the United States' actual involvement rather than what was reported on television/radio.

Pentagon Papers

500

The majority of Americans did not support the United States ' involvement in the Vietnam War, which led to these across multiple college campuses. 

Anti-war protests

Containment

100

America's foreign policy of containment was trying to prevent the spread of this economic and political belief

Communism

200

This program helped countries resisting communism through U.S. military aid  (Hint: named after a U.S. president)

Truman Doctrine

300

Which example of U.S. foreign policy (containment) was seen as a failure/loss?

The Vietnam War

400

This helped rebuild Europe economically and prevent communism from spreading

Marshall Plan

500

What are three examples of containment being used?

Possible answers: Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cuban Missile Crisis

War + Events

100

What is non-direct fighting between countries (like Korea and Vietnam) called?

Proxy wars

200

In what country did the Soviet Union have missiles located? (Hint: only 90 miles away from the United States!)

Cuba

300

Which country/countries supported North Korea and North Vietnam?

Soviet Union and communist allies

400

Which country/countries supported South Korea and South Vietnam

United States & anti-communist allies

500

Who were two of the three leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Nikita Kruschev (Soviet Union) , John F. Kennedy (U.S.A.) , Fidel Castro (Cuba)

Cold War Trivia

100

This president is famous for his speech at the Berlin Wall, in which he said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Ronald Reagan

200

What was the name of the chimpanzee that the United States sent up into space during the Mercury missions?

Ham

300

In what sport did the United States beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics?

Ice Hockey

400

What year did the Soviet Union collapse, often seen as the end of the Cold War?

1991

500

What were the reform policies that Soviet Union leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, introduced in the 1980s

Glasnost and Perestroika