Cold War

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