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Jeopardy Cold War Terms Beginning Cold War Of Continues Cold War WWII People/ Places Korean War 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock

Stalemate Back to Board

military strategy in which the use of weapons of mass destruction by two opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) Back to Board

Economy based on private ownership and competition

Capitalism Back to Board

The willingness to go to the edge of all-out war, policy coined by Secretary of State under Eisenhower

Brinksmanship (Massive Retaliation) Back to Board

Economic system in which the government controls the means of production and is based on cooperation

Communism Back to Board

Why did the USSR want to divide Germany after WWII?

To weaken it and prevent future attacks Back to Board

What was the name of the plan to help the economies of Europe recover after WWII?

Marshall Plan Back to Board

What was a post-war goal of the U. S. ?

Maintain peace and prosperity (spread democracy, open markets for trade Back to Board

Who are the 5 permanent members of the UN’s security council?

U. S. , Great Britain, France, China, Soviet Union (Russia today) Back to Board

How did the Japanese change politically after WWII (give 3 examples)?

Created a Constitutional Monarchy Where emperor became a figurehead Gave people more individual rights (speech, press, assemble) Women gained right to vote Limited size of the military Back to Board

Who was the British leader to first use the term “Iron Curtain”

Winston Churchill Back to Board

What US general was placed in charge of the occupation of Japan?

What US general was placed in charge of the occupation of Japan? General Douglas Mac. Arthur Back to Board

President of the U. S. from 1952 -1960. Former general in WWII

Dwight D. Eisenhower Back to Board

What two countries did Truman want to provide aid to with the Truman Doctrine?

Greece and Turkey Back to Board

Leader of the USSR after Stalin died. Thought the U. S. and Soviet Union could coexist peacefully

Nikita Khrushchev Back to Board

How did the Korean War Start

North Korea Invades South Korea Back to Board

What Parallel divides North and South Korea

38 th Parallel Back to Board

What country came to the aid of North Korea by sending hundreds of thousands of troops to fight the UN forces

China Back to Board

How did the Korean War end

In a stalemate, Korea remained divided along the th 38 parallel Back to Board

Why was Gen. Mac. Arthur fired by president Truman

Insubordination, he went behind his back to try and gain support to attack China Back to Board

The blockade of what city ended when world opinion turned against the USSR?

Berlin Back to Board

What was the US foreign policy designed to stop the spread of Communism

Containment Back to Board

What was Joseph Stalin’s primary goal after WWII?

Create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe to protect Soviet Union from future attacks Back to Board

What military pact was formed in response to NATO?

Warsaw Pact Back to Board

Name three satellite nations of the Soviet Union?

Poland, Hungry, Romania, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia Back to Board

satellite launched by the USSR in 1957 prompting the U. S. to engage in the “space race” with the ultimate goal of landing on the moon

Sputnik I Back to Board

How did the Soviet Union respond to the Hungarian Uprising

Sending in troops to crush the uprising Back to Board

What was the U 2 incident

A U. S. spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Pilot Gary Powers was captured Back to Board

Stated that the U. S. would defend Europe against any Soviet attacks

Truman Doctrine Back to Board

Stated that the U. S. would defend the Middle East against any Soviet attacks

Eisenhower Doctrine Back to Board