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What side did the United States support during the Korean War?
South Korea
"War" that started after WWII between the Soviet Union and the United States
Cold War
What side the Soviet Union support during the Korean War?
North Korea
Agency created the U.S. to start the space program
NASA
East =
Communism
Americans were scared communism would spread to the United States during the Cold War
Second Red Scare
If one country falls to communism, then other countries would follow
Domino Theory
Crisis that included missiles in Cuba and Turkey
Cuban Missile Crisis
What country put a man in space first?
Soviet Union or Russia
What president got blamed for the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
JFK
What three countries other than the USSR and US, have nuclear weapons by 1964?
Great Britain, France and China
Policy adopted by the US to stop the spread of Communism
Containment
Competition between the US and USSR to be the first to master space technology
Space Race
North Korea and South Korea are separated at the __________ parallel
38th
Built by Communists to separate East and West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Proxy war in which no one won and 40,000 American soldiers died
Korean War
Wisconsin Senator who was convinced Communists were in the highest levels of government
Joseph McCarthy
War between smaller countries who represent interests of larger countries
Proxy War
Plan by the CIA to overthrow Castro
Bay of Pigs Invasion
First artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, made by the Soviets
Sputnik
Alliance group formed by the US and other Western European nations
NATO
Alliance Group lead by the Soviet Union and other communist Countries
Warsaw Pact
HUAC
Communist Cuban leader who sided with the Soviet Union and allowed the Soviets to put missiles in Cuba
Fidel Castro
Government official accused of giving the Soviets secret U.S. documents
Alger Hiss