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Term created by former British Prime Minister Churchill that described the separation of the "free world" and those countries dominated by the Soviet Union
Term named after a person who accused others of being a communist without evidence; it basically means a "witch-hunt"
Technique that was used in schools to protect students from a nuclear blast
Term to describe the defensive pact created by the US, Canada, Iceland and several Western European nations
The Secretary of State created this program (named after him) that complimented the Truman Doctrine as a means of economic recovery to ward off communism
This was the Communist leader of Cuba and this was the Communist leader of Soviet Union during the CMC
This was the term to describe a war in which the US and Soviet Union do not directly fight each other, but where they one superpower fights a minor power that is supported by the other superpower
This country entered the war to assist the North Korea after ground troops neared the Yalu River
His U-2 "weather" plane was shot down of the Soviet Union in 1960
Policy demonstrated in the Cuban Missile Crisis by both Kennedy and the Soviet Premiere where both were ready to launch nuclear missiles
(Two parts) President who was in office when the Korean War beganPresident who signed the armistice in 1953 ending the hot war
The Korean War was never a declared war. In fact, it was not technically lead by the US (despite 90% of the foreign troops came from the US). This international organization was in control of defending South Korea.
This was the famous general who was fired
After this satellite was launched, the US responded by requiring mandatory secondary science classes
Besides Cuba, name another country where containment failed.
Divided city that was one of the first locations of the conflicts of the Cold War.
In 1959 when Cuba became communist, this US policy failed
This was the name of the 1961 CIA trained and supported attempted coup in Cuba
This President was leaving office as Kennedy was taking office, he warned about the dangers "of the industrial military complex"
name a country the united states allied with during war