The U.S. policy ofpreventing the spreadof communism, bothmilitarily and politically,particularly through theTruman Doctrine andthe Marshall Plan.ContainmentThe practice ofmaking accusationsof communist withoutproper evidence,often associated withSenator JosephMcCarthy McCarthyismCommunismvs.Democracy,One countrynowVietnamWarThe developmentof the atomicbomb that wouldlater be droppedon Japan ManhattanProjectConflicts during theCold War in whichthe United States andthe Soviet Unionsupported opposingsides, such as theKorean War and theVietnam War. ProxyWarsA military allianceformed in 1955 bythe Soviet Union andits Eastern Europeansatellite states as aresponse to NATO.  WarsawPactA metaphorical termused by WinstonChurchill to describethe division betweencommunist EasternEurope and thedemocratic WesternEurope.  IronCurtainSoviet andAmerica wanted tobe better thaneach other in thearms; missiles andmilitary. ArmsRaceAmerican spyplane shot down,and wassuspected of beinga spy but lied andgot away U-2IncidentA massive airliftoperation by theUnited States and itsallies to provide food,fuel, and supplies toWest Berlin duringthe Soviet blockade BerlinAirliftThe belief that if onecountry in a regionfell to communism,neighboring countrieswould follow suit,leading to the rapidspread ofcommunism. DominoTheoryA physical barrier builtby East Germany in1961 to separate WestBerlin from East Berlin,symbolizing the dividebetween Western andEastern blocs.  BerlinWallSoviet andAmerica try toget to spacebefore theother.  SpaceRaceProtestingstudents werekilled due totheir viewsagainst thevietnam war KentStateKillingsCommunisthad missilesin Cuba,causing fearfor America.CubanMissileCrisisLeader andadvocatedfor blackrightsMartinLutherKing Jr.Communismvs. Democracy,1950s,countries splitapart KoreanWarfailedinvasioninCuba. Bay ofPigsShots werefired atAmericannavy ships.  TonkinGulfResolutionProvided aid forgreece andturkey so theywouldnt fallvictim tocommunism TrumanDoctrineknown as theaverage man'spresident; presidentduring the cold war,and called for theattack on japan Harry STrumanProvided aid towestern Europeso they wouldntfall undercommunism aswell MarshallPlanA military allianceformed in 1949 bythe United States,Canada, and severalWestern Europeancountries to counterthe Soviet threat. NATOa series ofpolicies, withthe goal ofendingpoverty. GreatSocietyThe first artificialsatellite launched intospace by the SovietUnion in 1957,marking thebeginning of theSpace Age.  SputnikThe U.S. policy ofpreventing the spreadof communism, bothmilitarily and politically,particularly through theTruman Doctrine andthe Marshall Plan.ContainmentThe practice ofmaking accusationsof communist withoutproper evidence,often associated withSenator JosephMcCarthy McCarthyismCommunismvs.Democracy,One countrynowVietnamWarThe developmentof the atomicbomb that wouldlater be droppedon Japan ManhattanProjectConflicts during theCold War in whichthe United States andthe Soviet Unionsupported opposingsides, such as theKorean War and theVietnam War. ProxyWarsA military allianceformed in 1955 bythe Soviet Union andits Eastern Europeansatellite states as aresponse to NATO.  WarsawPactA metaphorical termused by WinstonChurchill to describethe division betweencommunist EasternEurope and thedemocratic WesternEurope.  IronCurtainSoviet andAmerica wanted tobe better thaneach other in thearms; missiles andmilitary. ArmsRaceAmerican spyplane shot down,and wassuspected of beinga spy but lied andgot away U-2IncidentA massive airliftoperation by theUnited States and itsallies to provide food,fuel, and supplies toWest Berlin duringthe Soviet blockade BerlinAirliftThe belief that if onecountry in a regionfell to communism,neighboring countrieswould follow suit,leading to the rapidspread ofcommunism. DominoTheoryA physical barrier builtby East Germany in1961 to separate WestBerlin from East Berlin,symbolizing the dividebetween Western andEastern blocs.  BerlinWallSoviet andAmerica try toget to spacebefore theother.  SpaceRaceProtestingstudents werekilled due totheir viewsagainst thevietnam war KentStateKillingsCommunisthad missilesin Cuba,causing fearfor America.CubanMissileCrisisLeader andadvocatedfor blackrightsMartinLutherKing Jr.Communismvs. Democracy,1950s,countries splitapart KoreanWarfailedinvasioninCuba. Bay ofPigsShots werefired atAmericannavy ships.  TonkinGulfResolutionProvided aid forgreece andturkey so theywouldnt fallvictim tocommunism TrumanDoctrineknown as theaverage man'spresident; presidentduring the cold war,and called for theattack on japan Harry STrumanProvided aid towestern Europeso they wouldntfall undercommunism aswell MarshallPlanA military allianceformed in 1949 bythe United States,Canada, and severalWestern Europeancountries to counterthe Soviet threat. NATOa series ofpolicies, withthe goal ofendingpoverty. GreatSocietyThe first artificialsatellite launched intospace by the SovietUnion in 1957,marking thebeginning of theSpace Age.  Sputnik

Cold War - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Containment
    The U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism, both militarily and politically, particularly through the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
  2. McCarthyism
    The practice of making accusations of communist without proper evidence, often associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy
  3. Vietnam War
    Communism vs. Democracy, One country now
  4. Manhattan Project
    The development of the atomic bomb that would later be dropped on Japan
  5. Proxy Wars
    Conflicts during the Cold War in which the United States and the Soviet Union supported opposing sides, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
  6. Warsaw Pact
    A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states as a response to NATO.
  7. Iron Curtain
    A metaphorical term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and the democratic Western Europe.
  8. Arms Race
    Soviet and America wanted to be better than each other in the arms; missiles and military.
  9. U-2 Incident
    American spy plane shot down, and was suspected of being a spy but lied and got away
  10. Berlin Airlift
    A massive airlift operation by the United States and its allies to provide food, fuel, and supplies to West Berlin during the Soviet blockade
  11. Domino Theory
    The belief that if one country in a region fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow suit, leading to the rapid spread of communism.
  12. Berlin Wall
    A physical barrier built by East Germany in 1961 to separate West Berlin from East Berlin, symbolizing the divide between Western and Eastern blocs.
  13. Space Race
    Soviet and America try to get to space before the other.
  14. Kent State Killings
    Protesting students were killed due to their views against the vietnam war
  15. Cuban Missile Crisis
    Communist had missiles in Cuba, causing fear for America.
  16. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Leader and advocated for black rights
  17. Korean War
    Communism vs. Democracy, 1950s, countries split apart
  18. Bay of Pigs
    failed invasion in Cuba.
  19. Tonkin Gulf Resolution
    Shots were fired at American navy ships.
  20. Truman Doctrine
    Provided aid for greece and turkey so they wouldnt fall victim to communism
  21. Harry S Truman
    known as the average man's president; president during the cold war, and called for the attack on japan
  22. Marshall Plan
    Provided aid to western Europe so they wouldnt fall under communism as well
  23. NATO
    A military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European countries to counter the Soviet threat.
  24. Great Society
    a series of policies, with the goal of ending poverty.
  25. Sputnik
    The first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Age.