Cold War

Match the following

• Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?

• communist and non-communist countries

• The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

• Warsaw Pact

• What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?

• United States and the Soviet Union

• The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?

• Cold War

• The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

• Berlin Wall

Match the following

• After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

• Containment

• Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

• North Korea

• In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

• the Korean War

• In which conflict was containment successful?

• Berlin Air Lift

• Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

• Winston Churchill

Match the following

• Which country supported South Korea?

• Red Scare - Communism

• Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?

• Kennedy and Khrushchev

• Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Which country supported North Korea?

• USA

• During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in

• China

Match the following

• Communism

• An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

• Capitalism

• During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

• the spread of Communism

• A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

• Iron Curtain

• How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

• 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

Match the following

• list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

• Blacklist

• Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

• NATO

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

• Berlin Airlift

• The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

• Marshall Plan

• A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

• McCarthyism

Match the following

• The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during

• Blacklist

• A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

• Berlin Airlift

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by

• Marshall Plan

• Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked o

• NATO

• list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties

• McCarthyism

Match the following

• 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

• Capitalism

• During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the USA?

• Missiles were removed

• A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

• Communism

• An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

Match the following

• Which world leader oversaw the creation and launch of Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite?

• China

• Which country supported South Korea?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Which country supported North Korea?

• Red Scare - Communism

• Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in which event?

• USA

• During the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President ____ and Soviet leader ____ almost took the world in

• Kennedy and Khrushchev

Match the following

• In which conflict was containment successful?

• Containment

• In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

• the Korean War

• After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

• North Korea

• Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

• Winston Churchill

• Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

• Berlin Air Lift

Match the following

• What is considered the most noticeable symbol of the "Iron Curtain"?

• Cold War

• The phrase "The Iron Curtain" is associated with what era of history?

• United States and the Soviet Union

• The "iron curtain" Winston Churchill referred to divided European countries into?

• Berlin Wall

• Which political organization was MOST associated with the "iron curtain" countries?

• Warsaw Pact

• The term "Cold War" describes political conflicts between what two countries?

• communist and non-communist countries