Cold War Vocabulary - Quiz Review

A war in the US involved themselves in to stop the spreading of communism in Vietnam

First men to walk on the moon (US)

Giving Western Europe $12 billion to rebuild, to avoid communism

War between N. Korea-backed China and S. Korea-backed UN (US)

A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bomb; involved the division of hydrogen atoms

World's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union

Lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18

Opponents of the war/supporters of the war

Prime Minister of the UK during the beginning of the Cold War, anti-communist

Requires a president to get Congressional approval before committing US troops in a war

An idea that if one country became Communist, nearby countries would also fall

Competition between US & USSR to develop spaceflight

Emphasized individual freedom, nonviolence and communal sharing

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance between anti-communist countries

The US Navy formed a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in more weapons

Competition between the US & USSR to develop the best and most weapons

People who protested draft, anti-war group

Pledge to support countries to avoid communism, policy of containment

A barrier of concrete and barbed wire between East and West Berling, Germany

Divided Korea into N. Korea and S. Korea (DMZ)

Surprise attacks all over South Vietnam, including an attack on the US Embassy

Communist guerrilla forces or Vietnamese Army

Increased involvement

An alliance between Soviet communist countries

President of the US during the beginning of the Cold War; anti-communist

A supply route used by the North Vietnamese

A program to improve life in the cities

Southern and Western states that had warmer climate and lower taxes

A time period of a significant increase in the number of babies born in the US

A program of volunteers to developing countries to help with projects -created by JFK