Cold War

Which future President of the United States led the investigation against Alger Hiss?

For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?

What was the name given to the Soviet Union's defensive alliance with 7 other nations?

The imaginary wall dividing democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe was called

Who came to power in the Soviet Union following some years of shared rule after Stalin's death?

Both the US and USSR developed ______ bombs 67x more powerful than Hiroshima.

The Berlin Airlift provided food and supplies to citizens of

Who led the Chinese communists to power in the mid-1940s?

The American policy of taking measures to prevent the spread of communism into free countries

Nations surrounding the USSR that came under Soviet influence were known as

The era of conflict between the United States and Soviet Union became known as

By the end of the Korean War, the main combatants were American and

Which branch of the military was built up during the Eisenhower presidency?

While the United States advocates democracy and capitalism, the Soviet Union advocated

Gail Halvorsen was better known as

UN forces came to support

What region of the world did the Eisenhower Doctrine deal with?

What international peacekeeping force was formally established in June of 1945?

Which Soviet satellite nation staged a failed uprising in 1956?

Which defensive alliance did the United States join in 1949?

North and South Korea were divided at the _____ parallel.

Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?

Who led the communist "witch hunts" and gained his own "-ism"?

What did President Truman do when MacArthur demanded an extension of the war into China?

The government committee behind the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s was

Marshall Plan: the U.S. should provide ______ to all European countries that need it.

What event soured U.S.-Soviet relations prior to Eisenhower and Khrushchev's peace conference?

Which new government agency carried out covert operations during the Cold War?

Who won the gold medal in Men's Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics?

What was the name of the first satellite ever successfully launched into space?