McCarthyismThe name for theextreme andreckless chargesof communism bya U.S. senator inresponse to the2nd Red Scare.MassiveRetaliationEisenhower'spolicy ofresponding tocommunistthreats withnuclear weaponsNorthKoreaChinaaligned withthis countryduring theKorean War.SuezCanalCrisisThe result of amilitary invasion inEgypt by Britain,France, and Israelthat forced theU.S. to go againstits allies.SputnikThe name ofthe first manmade aircraft tobe successfullylaunched intospace.FidelCastroThis man led arevolution inCuba whichresulted in thecountry becomingcommunist.DominotheoryThe belief thatif a country fallsto communism,its neighboringcountries wouldfollow.HollywoodTenA group ofHollywood writersand directors whowere arrested onsuspicion of beingconnected tocommunist.NASAA organizationcreated toexplore spaceand advance theU.S. in scienceand technology.TrumanDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin Europe.ArmsRacea competitionbetweencountries to havethe most powerfulweapons ormilitary.BerlinAirliftThis was usedin response toa blockade toget suppliesinto the city ofBerlin.UnitedNationsA globalorganization ofmultiple countrieswhose goal is topromote worldpeace.SatellitenationsCountries thatare technicallyindependentbut under theinfluence of alarger country.EisenhowerDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin the Middle East.ContainmentThe foreign policyof the U.S. duringthe Cold Wardesigned to stopthe spread ofcommunism.38thParallelThe line thatseparatedNorth andSouth Koreaafter WW2WarsawPactA cold war allianceof communistcountries thatwere bound by acollective defensetreaty.JosephStalinThe leaderof the SovietUnion at thestart of theCold War.EasternBlocgroup of countriesin Central andEastern Europethat were alignedwith the SovietUnion during theCold WarSovietUnionThe country firstsuccessfully tested anuclear weapon in1949 and was themost powerfulcommunist country inthe world during theCold War.ColdWarAn intense rivalrybetween countriescaused by differentideological,political, oreconomic beliefs.YaltaConferenceThis confernce led totension between theU.S. and USSRbecause Stalin wentback on his promiseto allow free electionsin Poland, Bulgaria,and Romania.SmithActRed Scare legislationwhich made it illegal toadvocate overthrowingthe government andwas used to convictmembers of theCommunist Party inthe U.S.U-2IncidentCaused by aCIA spy planebeing shotdown overSoviet airspaceBrinkmanshipThe policy offorcingconfrontation tothe brink of warto gain anadvantage.UnitedStatesThis country was thefirst to use a nuclearbomb and was themost powerfuldemocratic nation inthe world during theCold War.MarshallPlanA plan that aidedpoor Europeancountries byproviding themwith money andsupplies.TaiwanThe democraticRepublic of China(ROC) fled to thiscountry after theChinse Civil War.OpenSkiesPolicyThe name ofEisenhower'sproposed aerialmonitoring systemdesigned to spy onthe SovietsPotsdamConferenceA post WW2conference inwhich theparticipantsagreed to divideGermany into 4zones.MutuallyAssuredDestructionThe belief that ifone nuclear-armedcountry attacksanother, bothcountries would bedestroyedNATOA Cold Waralliance ofdemocraticcountries whoused collectivesecurity to containcommunism.RedScareA fear of thespread ofcommunismwithin theU.S.IroncurtainA geographicalline which WinstonChurchill pointedout separatedcommunist andcapitalist countriesin Europe.McCarthyismThe name for theextreme andreckless chargesof communism bya U.S. senator inresponse to the2nd Red Scare.MassiveRetaliationEisenhower'spolicy ofresponding tocommunistthreats withnuclear weaponsNorthKoreaChinaaligned withthis countryduring theKorean War.SuezCanalCrisisThe result of amilitary invasion inEgypt by Britain,France, and Israelthat forced theU.S. to go againstits allies.SputnikThe name ofthe first manmade aircraft tobe successfullylaunched intospace.FidelCastroThis man led arevolution inCuba whichresulted in thecountry becomingcommunist.DominotheoryThe belief thatif a country fallsto communism,its neighboringcountries wouldfollow.HollywoodTenA group ofHollywood writersand directors whowere arrested onsuspicion of beingconnected tocommunist.NASAA organizationcreated toexplore spaceand advance theU.S. in scienceand technology.TrumanDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin Europe.ArmsRacea competitionbetweencountries to havethe most powerfulweapons ormilitary.BerlinAirliftThis was usedin response toa blockade toget suppliesinto the city ofBerlin.UnitedNationsA globalorganization ofmultiple countrieswhose goal is topromote worldpeace.SatellitenationsCountries thatare technicallyindependentbut under theinfluence of alarger country.EisenhowerDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin the Middle East.ContainmentThe foreign policyof the U.S. duringthe Cold Wardesigned to stopthe spread ofcommunism.38thParallelThe line thatseparatedNorth andSouth Koreaafter WW2WarsawPactA cold war allianceof communistcountries thatwere bound by acollective defensetreaty.JosephStalinThe leaderof the SovietUnion at thestart of theCold War.EasternBlocgroup of countriesin Central andEastern Europethat were alignedwith the SovietUnion during theCold WarSovietUnionThe country firstsuccessfully tested anuclear weapon in1949 and was themost powerfulcommunist country inthe world during theCold War.ColdWarAn intense rivalrybetween countriescaused by differentideological,political, oreconomic beliefs.YaltaConferenceThis confernce led totension between theU.S. and USSRbecause Stalin wentback on his promiseto allow free electionsin Poland, Bulgaria,and Romania.SmithActRed Scare legislationwhich made it illegal toadvocate overthrowingthe government andwas used to convictmembers of theCommunist Party inthe U.S.U-2IncidentCaused by aCIA spy planebeing shotdown overSoviet airspaceBrinkmanshipThe policy offorcingconfrontation tothe brink of warto gain anadvantage.UnitedStatesThis country was thefirst to use a nuclearbomb and was themost powerfuldemocratic nation inthe world during theCold War.MarshallPlanA plan that aidedpoor Europeancountries byproviding themwith money andsupplies.TaiwanThe democraticRepublic of China(ROC) fled to thiscountry after theChinse Civil War.OpenSkiesPolicyThe name ofEisenhower'sproposed aerialmonitoring systemdesigned to spy onthe SovietsPotsdamConferenceA post WW2conference inwhich theparticipantsagreed to divideGermany into 4zones.MutuallyAssuredDestructionThe belief that ifone nuclear-armedcountry attacksanother, bothcountries would bedestroyedNATOA Cold Waralliance ofdemocraticcountries whoused collectivesecurity to containcommunism.RedScareA fear of thespread ofcommunismwithin theU.S.IroncurtainA geographicalline which WinstonChurchill pointedout separatedcommunist andcapitalist countriesin Europe.

Cold War (1940s & 50) Bingo - 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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
  1. The name for the extreme and reckless charges of communism by a U.S. senator in response to the 2nd Red Scare.
    McCarthyism
  2. Eisenhower's policy of responding to communist threats with nuclear weapons
    Massive Retaliation
  3. China aligned with this country during the Korean War.
    North Korea
  4. The result of a military invasion in Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel that forced the U.S. to go against its allies.
    Suez Canal Crisis
  5. The name of the first man made aircraft to be successfully launched into space.
    Sputnik
  6. This man led a revolution in Cuba which resulted in the country becoming communist.
    Fidel Castro
  7. The belief that if a country falls to communism, its neighboring countries would follow.
    Domino theory
  8. A group of Hollywood writers and directors who were arrested on suspicion of being connected to communist.
    Hollywood Ten
  9. A organization created to explore space and advance the U.S. in science and technology.
    NASA
  10. A plan by a U.S. President to help all democratic nations under threat from communist forces in Europe.
    Truman Doctrine
  11. a competition between countries to have the most powerful weapons or military.
    Arms Race
  12. This was used in response to a blockade to get supplies into the city of Berlin.
    Berlin Airlift
  13. A global organization of multiple countries whose goal is to promote world peace.
    United Nations
  14. Countries that are technically independent but under the influence of a larger country.
    Satellite nations
  15. A plan by a U.S. President to help all democratic nations under threat from communist forces in the Middle East.
    Eisenhower Doctrine
  16. The foreign policy of the U.S. during the Cold War designed to stop the spread of communism.
    Containment
  17. The line that separated North and South Korea after WW2
    38th Parallel
  18. A cold war alliance of communist countries that were bound by a collective defense treaty.
    Warsaw Pact
  19. The leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War.
    Joseph Stalin
  20. group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe that were aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War
    Eastern Bloc
  21. The country first successfully tested a nuclear weapon in 1949 and was the most powerful communist country in the world during the Cold War.
    Soviet Union
  22. An intense rivalry between countries caused by different ideological, political, or economic beliefs.
    Cold War
  23. This confernce led to tension between the U.S. and USSR because Stalin went back on his promise to allow free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania.
    Yalta Conference
  24. Red Scare legislation which made it illegal to advocate overthrowing the government and was used to convict members of the Communist Party in the U.S.
    Smith Act
  25. Caused by a CIA spy plane being shot down over Soviet airspace
    U-2 Incident
  26. The policy of forcing confrontation to the brink of war to gain an advantage.
    Brinkmanship
  27. This country was the first to use a nuclear bomb and was the most powerful democratic nation in the world during the Cold War.
    United States
  28. A plan that aided poor European countries by providing them with money and supplies.
    Marshall Plan
  29. The democratic Republic of China (ROC) fled to this country after the Chinse Civil War.
    Taiwan
  30. The name of Eisenhower's proposed aerial monitoring system designed to spy on the Soviets
    Open Skies Policy
  31. A post WW2 conference in which the participants agreed to divide Germany into 4 zones.
    Potsdam Conference
  32. The belief that if one nuclear-armed country attacks another, both countries would be destroyed
    Mutually Assured Destruction
  33. A Cold War alliance of democratic countries who used collective security to contain communism.
    NATO
  34. A fear of the spread of communism within the U.S.
    Red Scare
  35. A geographical line which Winston Churchill pointed out separated communist and capitalist countries in Europe.
    Iron curtain