Cold War

President Truman’s first test towards the policy of containment occurred with ___________

This act passed in 1944, to help veterans go to college and gave them low interest mortgages?

Which 2 countries were considered to be the world’s superpowers from the 1940’s-1991

The "Most shocking episode of the Vietnam War," took place in a small village town of

1961, Soviet astronaut, _____, was the first man in space

This group was known for setting booby traps and gurerilla war tactics in Vietnam.

The Soviets developed ___ which could deliver nuclear warheads anywhere in the world in minutes

The ________ was created in 1945, in San Francisco, to act as a peace keeping organization.

Who said, “We will bury capitalism.”

1. Truman gave military aid to the ____ as they tried to retake Indochina after WWII?

What did SEATO stand for?

was the American diplomat who declared that the U.S. must adopt a firm policy of containment.

This officially gave the U.S. a "Blank Check," to go to war in Vietnam?

What does NASA stand for?

Which war began with the fall of Indochina?

The Bay of Pigs was an unsucessful attempt to overthrow which communist government?

Identify HUAC

1961, ______ was the first American in space

Vietnam was temporarily divided at the ___ parallel until elections took place

________was the communist leader of North Vietnam.

1. The _____, a terrible symbol of the Cold War, was destroyed in 1989.

What impact did the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. have on U.S. Citizens?

The Civil War in China was between the

_____ became the communist dictator of Cuba in 1959.

Who became the new Soviet leader in 1956?

In 1957, the ____ launched the first satellite called Sputnik.

The __ plan was proposed in the U.N. to regulate nuclear energy and eliminate atomic weapons.

1. The U.S. used the _____ theory to justify giving military aid to South Vietnam.

What does OPEC stand for?

_____were nations that were subject to Soviet domination and served as buffers against attacks.