Cold War 2025

The first aid given under the Truman Doctrine was to

The Soviet Union successfully launched satellite ___________ into space in October of 1957.

Idea that if one country fell to communism, it would spread and many more nations would fall:

Strategy aimed at returning economic stability to Eastern Europe to lessen appeal of communism

The United States hoped the containment policy would:

What happened when the Soviet Union went to Cuba with missiles?

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to

Military alliance between the Soviet Union and the Communist governments of Eastern Europe:

What event is often considered the catalyst for the Space Race

In response to the Berlin blockade {imposed by Stalin} Truman issued the ____________.

What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?

General ____________ was fired by Pres. Truman after gaining support for the use of nuclear weapons in Korea.

The United States, Great Britain, and ______ divided western Germany in the aftermath of WWII.

What made Hollywood a favorite target of the HUAC?

Created in 1945 after the failure of the League of Nations:

Stalin and ________ were the two leaders at the start of the Cold War.

For what country was Fidel Castro the leader?

The capital of Germany,____________, was divided into four occupied zones at the end of WWII

Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?

How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?

Which of the following words does NOT belong in this grouping?

What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?

__________ was originally formed to defend western Europe from Soviet aggression.

What was Kennedy's mission for NASA in his speech given in 1962?

A stalemate was reached in 1953 followed by an armistice; _________ remains divided today.

After WWII this nation was divided into two regions at the 38^th parallel:

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of

Egyptian President Nasser lost U.S. support for construction of the Aswan Dam

Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union which lasted from 1945-1990:

In the 1950s, most countries in Eastern Europe

What event is often cited as the beginning of the nuclear arms race?

If one country falls to communism, those around it become vulnerable...is known as

The ________ increased tension between Eisenhower and Khrushchev in 1960 when a U.S. spy plane was shot down.

Pres. Eisenhower warned that the __________ may threaten liberty and democracy.

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

What was the failed mission to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist Cuban government?

The false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions most closely related to

The imaginary line that the split West European from the East European countries after WWII was

Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coordinate