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These are controlled politically or economically by a more powerful nation.
What are “satellite nations”? $100
When the US & USSR fought over ideologies in a 3 rd country, it was called this.
What is a “proxy war” ? $200
A US strategy of not using all the weapons at its disposal- practiced in Korea.
What is a “limited war”? $300
A nation with the ability to influence economic and political events around the globe is called this.
What is a “ superpower ”? $400
The practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the verge of disaster in order to achieve a better outcome is called this.
What is brinksmanship? $???
This man was the first to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong? $100
This person led the communist revolution in China in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong? $200
This pilot of a US spy plane claimed to be a weatherman when he was shot down over the USSR.
Who is Gary Powers? $300
This man gave atomic bomb secrets to the USSR; he had worked on the Manhattan Project.
Who is Klaus Fuchs? $400
Defeated by the communists, this man settled on Taiwan creating the Republic of China.
$500 Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
This man mass produced homes using strategies he used in WWII.
$100 Who is William Levitt?
Early rock and roll sang by black artists was referred to by this term.
$200 What is “race music”?
The creation of the suburbs addressed this Cold War concern.
$300 What is fleeing the cities - the first targets of a Soviet A-bomb?
Fear of communism helped create these witch hunts of the 1950s.
$400 What is McCarthyism?
This created federal funds for returning WWII soldiers to attend college.
$??? What is the GI Bill?
This 1950s Cuban dictator supported US interests.
$100 Who was Fulgencio Batista?
This Soviet leader attempted to put missiles in Cuba.
$200 Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Douglas McArthur was fired by Truman during the Korean War for this reason.
$300 What is he challenged the president’s decision publically?
President Kennedy declared a “Quarantine” for this reason.
$400 What is because a “blockade” is an act of war ?
This South Korean leader was an ally of the US during the Korean War.
$500 Who was Syngman Rhee?
This US plot’s goal was to destroy Cuba’s economy and assassinate Castro.
$100 What is Operation Mongoose?
This pilot dropped candy during the Berlin Airlift; the USSR called it capitalist propaganda.
$200 Who is Gail Halvorsen?
This 1970 treaty, signed by 189 nations, limited the spread of nuclear weapons.
$300 What is the Nuclear Non- proliferation Treaty?
When the USSR launched this, Americans panicked and the Space Race was born.
$400 What is the satellite Sputnik?
These US spies were the first Americans to be executed for espionage.
$500 Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
CUBA
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, these three things occurred.
What are: (name three) 1. The 1113 Cuban Exiles ( Bay of Pigs) were released for $53 million. 2. JFK and Khrushchev signed the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 3. A “hot line” was created between Washington and Moscow. 4. The US removed the missiles in Turkey. 5. The missiles were removed in Cuba. 6. Khrushchev was removed from power.