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Who were the two "super powers" in the world after WWII?
Soviet Union and United States
100
One of the superpowers after World War I, often symbolized by Uncle Sam or the Stars and Stripes.
United States
100
One of the superpowers after World War II, often symbolized by a hammer and sickle, a bear or a red star.
Soviet Union
100
Leader of Great Britain during World War II, he said the quote about the "iron curtain" descending across Europe.
Winston Churchill
100
This divided Germany into East and West Germany.
Berlin Wall
200
What does M.A.D. stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
200
The theory that the arms race actually deterred another world war because both sides could destroy each other.
MAD
200
The belief that if one country fell to communism, then neighboring nations would also fall, like a row of dominoes
Domino Theory
200
A political and economic system in which the central government owns all the farms, factories, and offices.
Communism
200
The year the Berlin Wall was no longer a barrier to cross.
1989
300
Explain the concept of M.A.D.
No one starts a war because that would be suicidal (everybody dies)
300
The country divided after World War II into East and West. It was reunited after the Cold War. It's capital is Berlin.
Germany
300
The time of great tension between the US and the Soviet Union, but without actual "hot" war between the two.
Cold War
300
The phrase used to describe the military barrier built up by the Soviet Union to separate Eastern Europe from the West.
Iron Curtain
300
The idea to stop communism from spreading to any other countries.
Containment
400
The rather smart idea for the US to give lots of money to European countries to help them rebuild after WWI what called what?
Marshall Plan
400
Korean Airlines commercial flight that strayed over Russian territory and was shot down by the Soviets. 269 people died.
Flight 007
400
The Soviets installed nuclear missiles here in 1962. The US reacted by putting a naval blockade around the island.
Cuba
400
The capital of Germany. Site of an airlift and famous Wall.
Berlin
400
We take the Cold War test on this day.
Tuesday
500
A fancy French word for "spying".
espionage
500
Name of the military exercises (practice) conducted by the US and its allies in 1983 which almost led to war with the U.S.S.R.
"Abel Archer"
500
The rapid increase in the number of nuclear weapons held by both sides (the US and the Soviet Union)
Nuclear Arms Race
500
This valuable waterway was built by the French in 1869 but taken over by Egypt in 1956, prompting an invasion.
Suez Canal
500
What type of aid can be given to other countries to help them fight communism?
Money and weapons
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