Arms/Space Race
Who won the space race?
The US
What city was split by a wall?
Berlin
Who was sending weapons to Cuba?
Soviet Union
What kind of government did the US have during the Cold War?
democratic
Who was Ronald Reagan?
The President of the United States
Which was the first country to enter space?
The Soviet Union
Which side of Germany was communist?
East Germany
Who sent Cuban exiles back to Cuba?
President Kennedy
What kind of government did the USSR have during the Cold War?
Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What event caused America to win the Space Race?
Who controlled East Germany?
Soviet Union
What is the event called when 1,400 Cuban exiles landed in Cuba and were put in jail?
The Bay of Pigs
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
When did the Cold War end?
1991
Why did Americans build bomb shelters?
They were afraid of a nuclear war.
Who controlled West Germany?
The US, Great Britain, France
Whose ships built a blockade around Cuba?
How was Alabama involved in the Cold War?
Missiles were built in Huntsville, Alabama.
What happened to most of the communist states in Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War?
They replaced their government with noncommunist ones.
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
When was the Berlin wall built?
1961
What was put in place for leaders from the US and USSR to communicate?
an emergency telephone line
What was a symbol of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
What happened to the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War?
It dissolved and broke into over 12 independent nations.