Unit 9 Vocab Game

The United States and the Soviet Union had opposite economic and political ​ (a)   . They competed for political, economic, and military superiority in a period known as the ​ (b)   .

• ideologies
• Cold War

The ​ (a)   is a policy in which the U.S. would provide aid to democratic countries threatened by communist influence. This adopted the idea of ​ (b)   , which enabled the U.S. to take steps to stop the spread of communism by focusing on where communism is at and containing it there.

• Truman Doctrine
• containment
• Eisenhower Doctrine
• brinkmanship

The First Berlin Crisis started when the ​ (a)   blockaded all road, rail, and canal access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and​ (b)   responded to the blockade by delivering food, medicines, and fuel to western Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany.

• Soviets
• United States
• United Kingdom

The Korean War was fought between ​ (a)   North Korea and ​ (b)   South Korea. This conflict ended in a ​ (c)   with a ​ (d)   on the border between the two sides.

• communist
• democratic
• cease-fire
• demilitarized zone

During the Second Red Scare, there was fear that ​ (a)   was infiltrating American government and life. There was a group created to investigate Americans with communist ties that could be harmful to the U.S. Government. This group was named the ​ (b)   .

• communism
• House Un-American Activities Committee
• democracy
• Hollywood Ten

If the use of certain weapons and retaliation was used, this would result in ​ (a)   , which is a guarantee that both sides in a conflict will be annihilated. Americans who could afford it built ​ (b)   , which would protect them in case of a nuclear attack.

• mutually assured destruction
• fallout shelters
• brinkmanship