Cold Warriors
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the crisis in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Which economic system was associated with the United States during the Cold War?
Capitalism
Which country provided military support to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
The Soviet Union
What term refers to the state of political hostility and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
The Cold War
Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John Kennedy
What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba by U.S. backed exiles in 1961?
Bay of Pigs
What term describes the policy of stopping the spread of communism?
containment
What was the name of the conflict in the Middle East during the 1970s and 1980s, where the United States supported Israel and the Soviet Union supported various Arab states?
The Arab-Israeli conflict
What is the term for a state that is economically, politically, and militarily dependent on another more powerful state?
Satellite State
Which British Prime Minister coined the phrase "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
Which conflict in Southeast Asia was a major battleground during the Cold War?
The Vietnam War
What was the primary ideological difference between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The United States embraced capitalism and democracy, while the Soviet Union embraced communism, socialism, and authoritarianism.
Which African country experienced a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1980s?
Angola
What is the term for the mutual assurance that if one country is attacked with nuclear weapons, its allies will retaliate with their own nuclear weapons?
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
Who was the original Chinese Communist Party leader?
Mao Zedong
What was the name of the 1947 U.S. policy that aimed to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism?
The Truman Doctrine
Which country was divided into two separate nations along the 38th parallel?
Korea
Name the country where the Soviet Union supported the communist government against U.S.-backed Mujahideen rebels.
Afghanistan
What was the term used to describe the policy of the United States to provide economic and military aid to European countries to help rebuild and resist communism after World War II?
The Marshall Plan
Which U.S President is going to reignite the Cold War in the 1980's?
Ronald Reagan
Which country experienced a failed uprising against Soviet rule in 1956?
Hungary
Which country experienced a communist revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959?
Cuba
In which country did the United States support the anti-communist Contras in a proxy war against the Sandinista government in the 1980s?
Nicaragua
What is the term for the practice of promoting and supporting independence movements in colonies and territories under colonial rule, often associated with the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Decolonization