Cold War Terms
Alliances
Foreign Policy
Miscellaneous
Leaders
100
Term given to describe a war where no actual fighting occurs
Cold War
100
Alliance with 193 members, headquarters in NYC
United Nations
100
This policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism.
Containment
100
Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Launch of Sputnick
100
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Fidel Castro
200
It refers to the period of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the 1970s.
Detente
200
The military alliance formed by Western nations to counter the Soviet Union.
NATO
200
Provided aid to Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
200
What year did Germany reunify
1989
200
This U.S. president initiated the policy of containment.
Truman
300
A conflict where two opposing countries support combatants that serve their interests instead of waging war directly against each other.
Proxy War
300
Economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe
European Union
300
military weapons can destroy the world
300
What country had a similar government to the Soviet Union
China
300
Led Communist China
Mao Zedong
400
This term describes the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons.
Arms Race
400
Alliance formed by Soviet Union and other countries in response to NATO
Warsaw Pact
400
How did Soviet Union respond to threats against their authority?
imposing severe oppression
400
What was the only war that the United States officially lost?
Vietnam War
400
He was the Communist Leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
500
This term refers to the ideological and political barrier that divided Europe during the Cold War.
Iron Curtain
500
What is the purpose of the United Nations
Promote International Peace
500
What was the goal of Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
Prevent the spread of Communism
500
What was the primary goal of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Technological Superiority
500
This U.S. President during the early 1960s faced off against the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a pivotal moment in the Cold War.
JFK