Lead Up
Start of The War
Important Events of the Cold War
Important Events of the Cold War (Pt. 2)
Leaders of the Cold War
200
At the Yalta Conference in 1945 what did Joseph Stalin promise to allow in Eastern Europe?
Free Elections
200
What was the war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II?
Cold War
200
What was the event when the U.S. and Great Britain flew food and supplies into West Berlin for 11 months?
Berlin Airlift
200
What was an armed uprising in Cuba that led to the overthrow of the government?
The revolution’s leader, Fidel Castro, went on to rule Cuba from 1959 - 2008.
Cuban Revolution
200
Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom during the Cold War?
Winston Churchill
400
At the Potsdamn Conference in 1945, what did Stalin refuse to allow in Eastern Europe?
Free Elections
400
What was the policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism by the United States during the Cold War?
Containment
400
What was the world’s first human made satellite by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Sputnik 1
400
What was a failed attack launched by the CIA to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
400
Who was the 34th president of the U.S. from 1953 - 1961 during the Cold War?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
600
What was the global and political organization dedicated to international peace and stability that was formed after World War II?
United Nations
600
What was the policy that involved giving $400 million to Greece and Turkey after World War II to prevent communism?
Truman Doctrine
600
What was an event when U.S. spy planes were discovered by the Soviet Union and one was shot down?
U-2 Incident
600
Which leader transformed Cuba into the first communist country in the Western Hemisphere?
Fidel Castro
600
Who came to power in the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death? He did not agree with Stalin.
Nikita Khrushchev
800
What was the division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War called?
Iron Curtain
800
What was a $13 billion plan to give aid to European countries to help them recover from the World War II?
Marshall Plan
800
What was the conflict between North Korea and South Korea during the Cold War?
Which country was an ally with North Korea?
Which country was an ally with South Korea?
- Korean War
- China
- United States / United Nations
800
What was executed by Mao Zedong to improve agriculture and the economy of China? (Hint: It was a failure)
The Great Leap Forward
800
Mao Zedong (Left)
Richard Nixon (Right)
1000
What kind of government existed in Western Europe leading up to the Cold War?
What kind of government existed in Eastern Europe leading up to the Cold War?
Western Europe = Democracy/Capitalism
Eastern Europe = Communism
1000
1. What was the military alliance between the U.S., Canada, and several countries in Western Europe during the Cold War?
2. What was the military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
1. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
2. Warsaw Pact
1000
What was the conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Cold War?
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Which country helped South Vietnam?
Which side won the war?
- Vietnam War
- Ho Chi Minh
- United States
- North Vietnam
1000
What was led by Mao Zedong to remove capitalists from the Communist Party?
It was characterized by violence and terrorism.
Cultural Revolution
1000
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that came to power after Khrushchev in 1964?
Leonid Brezhnev