HollywoodTenA group ofHollywood writersand directors whowere arrested onsuspicion of beingconnected tocommunist.38thParallelThe line thatseparatedNorth andSouth Koreaafter WW2EisenhowerDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin the Middle East.UnitedNationsA globalorganization ofmultiple countrieswhose goal is topromote worldpeace.U-2IncidentCaused by aCIA spy planebeing shotdown overSoviet airspaceNATOA Cold Waralliance ofdemocraticcountries whoused collectivesecurity to containcommunism.ColdWarAn intense rivalrybetween countriescaused by differentideological,political, oreconomic beliefs.MassiveRetaliationEisenhower'spolicy ofresponding tocommunistthreats withnuclear weaponsMutuallyAssuredDestructionThe belief that ifone nuclear-armedcountry attacksanother, bothcountries would bedestroyedNASAA organizationcreated toexplore spaceand advance theU.S. in scienceand technology.SatellitenationsCountries thatare technicallyindependentbut under theinfluence of alarger country.MarshallPlanA plan that aidedpoor Europeancountries byproviding themwith money andsupplies.NorthKoreaChinaaligned withthis countryduring theKorean War.SuezCanalCrisisThe result of amilitary invasion inEgypt by Britain,France, and Israelthat forced theU.S. to go againstits allies.TrumanDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin Europe.FidelCastroThis man led arevolution inCuba whichresulted in thecountry becomingcommunist.YaltaConferenceThis confernce led totension between theU.S. and USSRbecause Stalin wentback on his promiseto allow free electionsin Poland, Bulgaria,and Romania.JosephStalinThe leaderof the SovietUnion at thestart of theCold War.OpenSkiesPolicyThe name ofEisenhower'sproposed aerialmonitoring systemdesigned to spy onthe SovietsWarsawPactA cold war allianceof communistcountries thatwere bound by acollective defensetreaty.ArmsRacea competitionbetweencountries to havethe most powerfulweapons ormilitary.PotsdamConferenceA post WW2conference inwhich theparticipantsagreed to divideGermany into 4zones.EasternBlocgroup of countriesin Central andEastern Europethat were alignedwith the SovietUnion during theCold WarIroncurtainA geographicalline which WinstonChurchill pointedout separatedcommunist andcapitalist countriesin Europe.McCarthyismThe name for theextreme andreckless chargesof communism bya U.S. senator inresponse to the2nd Red Scare.SmithActRed Scare legislationwhich made it illegal toadvocate overthrowingthe government andwas used to convictmembers of theCommunist Party inthe U.S.ContainmentThe foreign policyof the U.S. duringthe Cold Wardesigned to stopthe spread ofcommunism.DominotheoryThe belief thatif a country fallsto communism,its neighboringcountries wouldfollow.RedScareA fear of thespread ofcommunismwithin theU.S.UnitedStatesThis country was thefirst to use a nuclearbomb and was themost powerfuldemocratic nation inthe world during theCold War.TaiwanThe democraticRepublic of China(ROC) fled to thiscountry after theChinse Civil War.BerlinAirliftThis was usedin response toa blockade toget suppliesinto the city ofBerlin.SputnikThe name ofthe first manmade aircraft tobe successfullylaunched intospace.BrinkmanshipThe policy offorcingconfrontation tothe brink of warto gain anadvantage.SovietUnionThe country firstsuccessfully tested anuclear weapon in1949 and was themost powerfulcommunist country inthe world during theCold War.HollywoodTenA group ofHollywood writersand directors whowere arrested onsuspicion of beingconnected tocommunist.38thParallelThe line thatseparatedNorth andSouth Koreaafter WW2EisenhowerDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin the Middle East.UnitedNationsA globalorganization ofmultiple countrieswhose goal is topromote worldpeace.U-2IncidentCaused by aCIA spy planebeing shotdown overSoviet airspaceNATOA Cold Waralliance ofdemocraticcountries whoused collectivesecurity to containcommunism.ColdWarAn intense rivalrybetween countriescaused by differentideological,political, oreconomic beliefs.MassiveRetaliationEisenhower'spolicy ofresponding tocommunistthreats withnuclear weaponsMutuallyAssuredDestructionThe belief that ifone nuclear-armedcountry attacksanother, bothcountries would bedestroyedNASAA organizationcreated toexplore spaceand advance theU.S. in scienceand technology.SatellitenationsCountries thatare technicallyindependentbut under theinfluence of alarger country.MarshallPlanA plan that aidedpoor Europeancountries byproviding themwith money andsupplies.NorthKoreaChinaaligned withthis countryduring theKorean War.SuezCanalCrisisThe result of amilitary invasion inEgypt by Britain,France, and Israelthat forced theU.S. to go againstits allies.TrumanDoctrineA plan by a U.S.President to helpall democraticnations underthreat fromcommunist forcesin Europe.FidelCastroThis man led arevolution inCuba whichresulted in thecountry becomingcommunist.YaltaConferenceThis confernce led totension between theU.S. and USSRbecause Stalin wentback on his promiseto allow free electionsin Poland, Bulgaria,and Romania.JosephStalinThe leaderof the SovietUnion at thestart of theCold War.OpenSkiesPolicyThe name ofEisenhower'sproposed aerialmonitoring systemdesigned to spy onthe SovietsWarsawPactA cold war allianceof communistcountries thatwere bound by acollective defensetreaty.ArmsRacea competitionbetweencountries to havethe most powerfulweapons ormilitary.PotsdamConferenceA post WW2conference inwhich theparticipantsagreed to divideGermany into 4zones.EasternBlocgroup of countriesin Central andEastern Europethat were alignedwith the SovietUnion during theCold WarIroncurtainA geographicalline which WinstonChurchill pointedout separatedcommunist andcapitalist countriesin Europe.McCarthyismThe name for theextreme andreckless chargesof communism bya U.S. senator inresponse to the2nd Red Scare.SmithActRed Scare legislationwhich made it illegal toadvocate overthrowingthe government andwas used to convictmembers of theCommunist Party inthe U.S.ContainmentThe foreign policyof the U.S. duringthe Cold Wardesigned to stopthe spread ofcommunism.DominotheoryThe belief thatif a country fallsto communism,its neighboringcountries wouldfollow.RedScareA fear of thespread ofcommunismwithin theU.S.UnitedStatesThis country was thefirst to use a nuclearbomb and was themost powerfuldemocratic nation inthe world during theCold War.TaiwanThe democraticRepublic of China(ROC) fled to thiscountry after theChinse Civil War.BerlinAirliftThis was usedin response toa blockade toget suppliesinto the city ofBerlin.SputnikThe name ofthe first manmade aircraft tobe successfullylaunched intospace.BrinkmanshipThe policy offorcingconfrontation tothe brink of warto gain anadvantage.SovietUnionThe country firstsuccessfully tested anuclear weapon in1949 and was themost powerfulcommunist country inthe world during theCold War.

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.


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