cold war jeopardy
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EUROPE - 100 PointsQuestion
The Cold War, a power-struggle between the world’s superpowers
the U.S. and the Soviet Union, began after this war.
World War II
EUROPE - 200 PointsQuestion
In 1945, the British Prime Minister stated “From Stettin in the Baltic to
Trieste in the Adriatic, an ______________ has descended across
the continent.”
Iron Curtain
EUROPE - 300 PointsQuestion
In 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin. This action was taken by the U.S., Britain and France to get food and other supplies into a
communist-surrounded West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift
EUROPE - 400 PointsQuestion
Two similar alliances but on opposing sides formed between 1949 and 1956. What were the
names of the alliances?NATO and Warsaw Pact
EUROPE - 500 PointsQuestion
Stalin’s refusal to ___ _______ resulted in the Soviet domination of
Eastern Europe.
hold elections
KOREA - 100 PointsQuestion
The Korean war began and ended here, at this location.
38th Parallel
KOREA - 200 PointsQuestion
This World War II hero led UN forces in Korea.
General MacArthur
KOREA - 300 PointsQuestion
Truman warned MacArthur to stay at least 40 miles from this river.
Yalu River
KOREA - 400 PointsQuestion
The UN’s ultimate goal of the Korean War was to…
Unify Korea and to stop the spread of communism
KOREA - 500 PointsQuestion
Name the leader of North Korea and the leader of South Korea at the
time of the conflict.
North – Kim il SungSouth – Syngman Rhee
CUBA - 100 PointsQuestion
In 1959 this lawyer led a revolution against the US backed, corrupt
government of Fulgencio Batista.
Fidel Castro
CUBA - 200 PointsQuestion
In 1961 the CIA trained Cuban exiles in a plan to overthrow Castro. They
landed at the _______________.
Bay of Pigs
CUBA - 300 PointsQuestion
In 1962 U2 spy planes noticed a Soviet weapons buildup that led to
this event.
Cuban Missile Crisis
CUBA - 400 PointsQuestion
When Fidel Castro came into power, Cuba did this to US companies on
the island.
Nationalized them
CUBA - 500 PointsQuestion
These were the terms of the diplomatic compromise that
concluded the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Soviet Union would remove missiles in Cuba and allow UN inspections
U.S. would promise to never invade Cuba and would secretly remove missiles in Turkey
VIETNAM - 100 PointsQuestion
These communist Vietnamese used guerilla tactics to fight in South
Vietnam.
Viet Cong (VC)
VIETNAM - 200 PointsQuestion
Who was North Vietnam’s popular communist leader who defeated the
French in 1954?
Ho Chi Minh
VIETNAM - 300 PointsQuestion
When the North Vietnamese overran the South Vietnamese they renamed the capital of the South. What were
the two names?
SaigonHo Chi Minh City
VIETNAM - 400 PointsQuestion
This U.S. president launched air strikes to punish the North for
attacking our ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Lyndon Johnson
VIETNAM - 500 PointsQuestion
Give two reasons why the U.S. was unable to win the war in Vietnam.North was supplied by China and USSR
North knew the land and had the numbersNorth used Ho Chi Minh Trail
Many Americans were against the warUS forces did not hold the land they won
POTPOURRI- 100 PointsQuestion
This is the name of the theory of how neighboring countries will react
to communist takeovers.
Domino Theory
POTPOURRI- 200 PointsQuestion
Who were the “Big Three” that met at Yalta to decide on the strategy for
the postwar world.
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
POTPOURRI- 300 PointsQuestion
The name of the narrow strip of neutral territory separating hostile
armies in Korea.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
POTPOURRI- 400 PointsQuestion
What was the goal of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall
Plan?Stop the spread of communism -
Containment
POTPOURRI - 500 PointsQuestion
Name the leader and the Group who was responsible for the genocide of
2 million people in Cambodia
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge