Vocabulary
a point in a war or conflict when no one seems to be winning and no one seems to be losing
Stalemate
In the middle east, stabilizing this type of economy was important to the world economy
Oil economy
Do you think the Cold War is over? Why or Why not?
(Open Ended)
Was communism well received by the people of Cuba?
Thousands fled the country on makeshift rafts
Lead singer of Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl
This word means the easing of cold war tensions
détente
This conflict was the deadliest non world war in modern history
Iran-Iraq War
Why did Russia want to keep Germany divided?
It feared a strong Germany
Why did West Germany have to pay high taxes after the reunification of Germany?
East Germany deteriorated under Soviet control
This is the Leader in college basketball national championships
John Wooden
An economic policy in which some free market ideas were blended with a command economy
Perestroika
This country took hostage 52 Americans at a US embassy in their country
Iran
True or False: Putin transitioned to power peacefully
True
What was the name of the Character from the "Duck and Cover" video?
Bert the Turtle
The Nickname "The Iron Curtain" was given by what British leader?
Winston Churchill
This term means openness or lack of censorship
Glasnost
During the Vietnam war, this path to South Vietnam through Cambodia was called..
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
How did Putin avoid giving up power from 2006-2008
He "stepped down" to prime minister until he changed election laws
How did the USSR respond to revolts in Hungary and Czechoslovakia
violent and public executions
The President of the US when the Berlin wall fell. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
President Ronald Reagan
The common phrase for the overthrow of a government
Coup d'état
An ethnic cleansing occurred in this country in the Balkans in the 1990s
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Give reasons why communism failed
collective farming, production, health care, etc..
This conference after WWII assigning parts of Eastern Europe to Soviet Control in return Stalin would allow self governance
Potsdam Conference
This leader overthrew the Shah in Iran and implemented an Islamic government
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini