Module 12 Cold War part 1

This president was too poor to attend college

NATO

_____________ leader Mao Zedong won the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

A stalemate was reached in 1953 with a cease-fire agreement; _________ remains divided today.

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

Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

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

Because Truman never received a formal declaration of war, Korea is technically

The Space Race was the term used to describe the competition between USSR + USA to

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

Became the communist leader of China:

The imaginary border that went through Europe dividing the East from the West was called

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

Who were the Hollywood 10?

What was the effect of Uncle Wiggly Wings on American children?

Which American president was at the Potsdam Conference?

A weaker country controlled by a stronger country is called a

when was he Korean War

When was the Berlin Airlift?

This country revolted against the USSR which continued into their Olympic water polo match

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

Hunting communists in America became an obsession known more familiarly as the __________

chiang kai shek is also known as

who was Joseph McCarthy?

In response to the Berlin blockade imposed by Stalin _______________ issued a Berlin airlift.

Who became the Prime Minister of Great Britain in the middle of the Potsdam Conference?

Leader of the communist movement in China who was not backed by the United States:

Military alliance between the US, Canada and Western European countries {to stop communism}:

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

Soviet leader who ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961:

Churchill referenced an “_____________” falling across Eastern Europe, dividing the East/West:

What part of the world did the Eisenhower Doctrine aim to help fend off communism?

The Cold War started in ____________ and ended around ________ when the Berlin Wall fell.

The reality that two countries are coming perilously close to war is called

In response to NATO, the Soviets signed this agreement:

the Red army refers to

this president is credited with a massive highway building project across America:

Why were there 'proxy wars' during the Cold War?

The _______ Koreans invade the _______Koreans which started the Korean War

This high-ranking military leader was fired for insubordination

Which part of Korea was and remains today, communist controlled?

What did the Berlin Wall do?

who originally coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain"?

What was the nickname for the most popular helicopter used by the US forces?

Which Soviet satelite sent up a dog name Laika?

This was considered one of the worst and coldest battles in the Korean War

The quote, "The buck stops here" was on this person's desk

During the Cold war the acronym MAD stands for

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

What was Uncle Wiggly Wings part of?

American couple tried, convicted, and electrocuted for passing nuclear secrets to the USSR

Strategy to help Eastern Europe become economicly stable to lessen the appeal of communism:

This waterway was in jeopardy by the leader of Egypt

Why was the Berlin Wall established?

During the Cold War years of 1945-1958, what Hot war occurred?

The “Big Three” leaders at the Yalta conference were Stalin, Churchill, and _______________.

The United States hoped the containment policy would:

The American spy agency is the _______ and the Soviet spy agency was the _______

What was the HUAC?

Berlin, the city, was located within the communist controlled