Leaders
Leader of the Soviet Union when the Cold War started.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Western forces dropped food,supplies, and fuel over West Berlin after East Germany cut off communication.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
CIA stands for -
Central Intelligence Agency
Weapons that brought a new type of warfare against Japan at the end of WWII.
What were the atomic bombs?
A non-violent resistance group against Communism advocating for democracy and worker's rights.
What is Solidarity?
President of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who was JFK?
Started by Senator Joseph McCarthy in a speech to President Truman.
What is the Red Scare?
NATO stands for -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
One of the main superpowers at the end of WWII, wanted to keep up with the U.S.
What is the Soviet Union?
Signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963.
Who are Great Britain, the U.S, and Russia?
Leader of the Cuban Revolution, declared Cuba a socialist state.
Who was Fidel Castro?
Big year where the Berlin Wall was erected, China became Communist, and NATO was established.
When was 1949?
The UN stands for -
The United Nations
The different political systems of the USSR and the U.S.
What were Communism and Democracy?
Revolt led by Fidel and Raul Castro resulting in their imprisonment and later overthrow of the government.
What is the Cuban Revolution?
Leader of the USSR during the Cold War, planted nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
Happened over 2 weeks and nearly caused a thermonuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The KGB was -
Russia's secret service
Leaders of the U.S. and Russia at the start of the Cold War, raised tensions.
Who are Stalin and Truman?
Started as a defensive alliance, controlled Satellite States
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Challenged the USSR to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
Pope John Paul arrived in this country in 1979, aiding in the end of the Cold War.
What is Poland?
The government decides what goods/services would be produced/supplied.
What is a Command Economy?
Who is Winston Churchill?
The 5 members of the UN Security Council
What are the U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain, France