Cold War

Match the following

• Iron Curtain

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

• Capitalism

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

• 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

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

• Missiles were removed

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

Match the following

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

• Berlin Airlift

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

• McCarthyism

• 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

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

• Marshall Plan

Who was  the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.

• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph McCarthy
• Joseph Stalin
• JFK

This type of government is ran by the people.

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Government

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.

• United Nations
• Alliance
• League of Nations
• NATO

The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?

• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
• •The United States attacked Cuba.
• •The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
• •The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.

In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?

• •North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
• •South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
• •North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
• •South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.

This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?

• Iron Curtain
• Berlin Wall
• Berlin Airlift
• Great Wall of China

Read the quote.

“On Sunday, June 25^th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.

This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”

… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)

What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.

• The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.