Containment
Asia
Domestic
Politics
Cuban Missile Crisis
100
Soviet expert credited with introducing this idea.
Who is George Kennan
100
Menacing monster that frequently destroyed the Japanese coastal regions.
Who is Godzilla
100
Wisconsin Senator generally believed to be a major wiener.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
100
Winner of the divided election of 1948.
Who is Harry Truman
100
Failed 1961 invasion that led to this crisis.
What is the Bay of Pigs
200
The two countries behind the Iron Curtain that the Truman Doctrine originally pertained to.
What is Greece and Turkey
200
Leader of the Chinese communists that took over that country in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong
200
Rock & Roll artist who's style included a blend of Rhythm & Blues, Gospel, and Country.
Who is Elvis Presley
200
Name given to the speech that saved Richard Nixon's political career.
What is "Checkers"
200
ExComm advised this president during the crisis.
Who is JFK
300
Plan for providing money for European countries to rebuild after the war.
What is the Marshall Plan
300
Country that invaded its neighbor in an attempt to spread communism in 1950.
What is North Korea
300
Act meant to diminish the power and influence of labor unions.
What is the Taft-Hartley Act
300
The "Zeal for Democracy" program for promoting education was part of Harry Truman's domestic program called this.
What is the Fair Deal
300
Nikita Krushchev was the leader of this country during the crisis.
What is the U.S.S.R.
400
Theory that if one country fell to communism, the neighboring country would also fall.
What is the Domino Theory
400
Country that defeated the French in a bid for independence in 1954.
What is Vietnam
400
Describe the general pulse of the American people in a word.
What is Conformity
400
Term for the tactic the CIA used to overthrow the governments of Iran and Guatemala. (Not overt).
What is Covert Activity
400
Operation Mongoose was a covert plan to create disorder on this Latin American island.
What is Cuba
500
Country the U.S. refused to help in their 1956 revolt against the Soviets.
What is Hungary
500
General who was fired by Truman because of his insubordination during the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur
500
Jack Karouac's off-beat book "On the Road" inspired this group that became the forerunners of hippies.
What are Beatniks
500
Central American country where Anastasio Somoza seized power in 1937. (Alternative canal choice).
What is Nicaragua
500
If the U.S. would have bombed Cuba, the Soviets probably would have bombed our Jupiter missiles that were deployed in this Soviet neighbor.
What is Turkey
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