Cold War and Eisenhower

The Space Race started when

• both the Soviets and Americans decided to put a man on the moon

• Yuri Gagarin walked on the moon and Kennedy warned communism was better

• the Soviets put a man in space first and communism seemed superior

• the Soviets and Americans worked together to begin building a space station

Eisenhower’s belief that the threat of nuclear weapons could deter the spread of communism was known as

• massive retaliation

• containment

• appeasement

• flexible response

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

In 1959, the US and Soviet Union agreed to meet in 1960 to discuss arms reduction but it was canceled because of

• the Red Scare.
• Sputnik.
• U-2 incident.
• Space Race.

This leader took over the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin.

• Lenin
• Khrushchev
• Gorbachev
• Trotsky

What is an Arms Race?

• A race between countries to build the most atomic bombs
• A race among countries for who could build the most submarines
• A race among countries as to who could build the most efficient military
• A race between countries to see who could have the biggest biceps

The creation of NASA and an increase in federal money to improve math and science in schools was a result of

• The Soviet Union launching their satellite, Sputnik
• Mao Zedong leading a communist revolution in China
• North Korea crossing the 38th parallel to invade South Korea
• Senator Joseph McCarthy announcing his list of communists in the government

How did the Korean War end?

• Peace Treaty
• South Korea Victory
• North Korea Victory
• Armistice

To combat the growing power of the Soviet Union, the U.S. joined with Western European nations to form which organization?

• Warsaw Pact
• North American Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Flying Tigers
• Tuskegee Airmen

The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating

• Soviet Union
• SATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Eastern Bloc