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