Did the US create the atomic bomb that created the conflict of the Cold War
Yes
Who won the space race?
United States
Who created the People's Republic of China?
Mao Zedong
What was the Iron Curtain?
A split between Western and Eastern Europe due to the USSR
What was the name of the communist leader in Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What are the two countries apart of the Cold War and what side is what?
USA-Capitalist
USSR-Communist
What was the name of the item Mao Zedong's followers had with them?
The Little Red Book
What was the Arms Race?
Both the USSR and the US ‘battled’ over which nation could build more military weapons before the other.
What does Glastnost mean in english?
Openness
Define the domino theory
If one nation falls to communism, others will follow soon after
Name two countries that were capitalist(1) and communist(1) besides the US and the USSR
Turkey(capitalist) and Bulgaria(communist)
Who ruled China after Mao Zedong?
The Gang of Four
Who won the Korean War?
Neither
Which organization/pact was created by Russia?
Warsaw Pact
Define capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Weapon made during WW2 that impacted the Cold War the most
Atomic bomb
What was the name of Mao Zedong's wife?
Jiang Qing
What was the Marshall Plan and what year was it made?
Offered 12 billion to all the nations of Europe to modernize the industry and support trade (1948)
What two methods did the US use to attempt to stop the spread of communism in Eastern Europe?
Containment and the Truman Policy
What was the main cause of the Cold War?
The US hiding nuclear weapons from the USSR and using them to bomb Japan
What was the cultural Revolution?
Zedong's army removing anything capitalist or things apart of old Chinese traditions
How far off the coast of Florida is Cuba?
90 miles