Cold War

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James Powell
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?
Warsaw Pact
The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?
Berlin Wall
Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?
Cold War
The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?
communist and non-communist countries
What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?
United States and the Soviet Union
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?
Containment
After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?
Berlin Air Lift
In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita
the Korean War
Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.
Winston Churchill
In which conflict was containment successful?
North Korea
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Which country supported South Korea?
China
Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?
Red Scare - Communism
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in
Kennedy and Khrushchev
Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?
USA
Which country supported North Korea?
Nikita Khrushchev
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Capitalism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
Iron Curtain
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
Missiles were removed
A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest
the spread of Communism
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
Communism
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by
McCarthyism
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
NATO
Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o
Berlin Airlift
list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties
Marshall Plan
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during
Blacklist
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by
NATO
list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties
Berlin Airlift
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
McCarthyism
The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during
Marshall Plan
Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o
Blacklist
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Missiles were removed
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?
Iron Curtain
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
the spread of Communism
A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest
Communism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
Capitalism
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
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