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Democracy vs.

Communism

Economics “Hot” Spots

Nations People-Events

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Democracy vs. Communism

100• The government/political system

followed in the United States.• What is democracy? (can also accept

republic)

Democracy vs. Communism 200

• True or False: People and businesses in a democratic country make most of the decisions.

• True

Democracy vs. Communism 300

• What year did the Soviet Union begin breaking apart?

• 1991

Democracy vs. Communism 400

• The government/political system in the Soviet Union, East Germany, North Korea, North Vietnam, etc.

• What is communism?

Democracy vs. Communism 500

• When people were afraid of communists in the United States.

• What is the Red Scare?Red Scare? (can also accept McCarthyism)

Economics100

• The economic system followed in the United States.

• What is capitalism? (free enterprise or free market is acceptable, but democracy is not…I tis not an economic system!)

Economics200

• The economic system followed by the Soviet Union

• What is command economy? (communism is NOT acceptable…it is not an economic system!)

Economics300

• Type of economic system where the resources are owned and controlled by the people (private ownership).

• What is capitalism? (free enterprise or free market is acceptable, but democracy is not…I tis not an economic system!)

Economics400

• True or False: People living under a command economy are supposed to have jobs, homes, and equal resources.

• True

Economics500

• Type of economics system in which the government controls the resources and production.

• What is command economy? (communism is NOT acceptable…it is not an economic system!)

“Hot” Spots100

• When the Soviet Union attempted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba.

• What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

“Hot” Spots200

• A wall built to separate Berlin.

• What is the Berlin Wall?

“Hot” Spots300

• A conflict/war in Northeastern Asia (1950-1953) which ended in a stalemate.

• What is the Korean Conflict?

“Hot” Spots400

• What year did South Vietnam become communist?

• 1975

“Hot” Spots500

• What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

• 1989

Nations100

• The two major superpowers who squared off against one another during the Cold War.

• What are the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia is NOT acceptable!)

Nations200

• Most of Eastern Europe came under the control of this nation following WWII.

• What is the Soviet Union?

Nations300

• Nation divided into four zones after WWII.

• What is Germany?

Nations400

• The second nation to develop nuclear weapons.

• What is the Soviet Union?

Nations500

• Containment (the practice of keeping communism from spreading) was the basis of its foreign policy during the Cold War.

• What is the United States?

People-Events100

• Name the leaders of the United States and Soviet Union when the Cold War started.

• Who are Harry Truman (US) and Josef Stalin (Soviet Union)?

People-Events200

• Senator whose claims expanded the fear of communism in the United States.

• Who was Joseph McCarthy?

People-Events300

• President of the United States who helped to end the Cold War.

• Who is Ronald Reagan?

People-Events400

• The launch of Sputnik led to which aspect of the Cold War?

• What is the space race?

People-Events : 500• The United States and Soviet

Union came the closest to directly fighting each other during this event.

• What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.