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