Causes of the Cold War
This leader of the Soviet Union refused to have free elections in the countries of Eastern Europe following World War II.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This was the closest we came to a World War 3 in the fall of 1962.
This Russian leader helped bring an end to the Cold War by enacting many reforms in the Soviet Union.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This country experienced an "economic miracle" after World War II, largely due to the fact that the U.S. wanted this country to be extremely wealthy.
Who is West Germany?
Elected leader of Russia in 1990 and is still the leader of Russia.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
Winston Churchill gave a famous speech where he said this has descended across Europe.
What is an Iron Curtain?
This was constructed in 1961 by Nikita Khrushchev to stop the flow of refugees from east to west.
The year the Berlin Wall fell.
1989
Many of the nations of western Europe did well economically after World War II in large part because of this?
What is the Marshall Plan?
U.S. policy of keeping Communism where it is and not allowing it to spread.
What is Containment?
These two alliances formed after World War II, dividing East and West.
What is NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
A failed U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
These eastern European nations gained their independence when the Soviet Union refused to use military force to subdue them.
Who are the Satellite States?
Knowing that both sides would be destroyed in the end if one was to fire a nuclear weapon.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
U.S. President in the early 1980's who was very hostile toward the Soviet Union and gave a famous "evil empire" speech.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This U.S. legislation said that we will intervene anywhere that Communism threatens.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Much to the dismay of the United States this nation joined the Soviet Union in becoming Communist in 1949.
What is the Republic of China?
This 1970's Treaty between the U.S. and Soviet Union put limitations on the number of nuclear missiles being produced.
What is SALT I?
This once powerful European nation lost nearly all of their colonies following World War II. The sun finally set on their empire.
Who is Great Britain?
Who is Leonid Brezchnev?
What is Sputnik?
The Soviet invasion of this middle eastern country ended the decade of "good feelings" between the United States and Soviet Union.
What is Afghanistan?
Following the Korean war in 1953 this line remained the dividing point between north and south (and still is today).
What is the 38th parallel?
The Western European NATO countries made the decision to boycott the 1980 summer Olympics held in this city of the Eastern bloc.
Where is Moscow (the Soviet Union)
Leader of the North Vietnamese in their struggle for independence against France and then against the United States.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?