Names
Geography
Alliances
Proxy Wars
Reasons to Fight
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What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik
100
Which part of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union?
East Germany
100
What was the name of the international organization formed after World War II?
United Nations
100
How long did the Cold War last?
Roughly/Exact
40 years
1947-1991
100
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
capitalism & communism
200
Who was President of the United States at the beginning of the Cold War?
Harry Truman
Who was the President at the end of the Cold War?
200
This was a physical border that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democratic side. What was the name of the border?
Berlin Wall
200
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
200
The United States became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam. What was the main reason for involvement in both of these wars?
containment of communism
200
What is an Arms Race? What two countries were most involved in the Arms Race during the Cold War?
The United States and Soviet Union
300
Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
300
What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
300
What was the name of the defensive alliance consisting of the Soviet Union and 7 other European countries?
Warsaw Pact
300
Which term best describes this image?
Domino Theory
300
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin from the rest of West Germany. How did the United States and the western Europeans respond?
They airlifted food and other supplies to the city.
400
What was the name of the revolutionary and statesmen who was the first leader of Communist China?
Mao Zedong
400
What was the name of the imaginary boundary separating Communist and Non-Communist countries in Europe?
Iron Curtain
400
What was the American foreign policy designed to provide military and economic aid to free nations threatened by internal and external threats?
Truman Doctrine
400
....was used to kill trees and plants in effort to expose communist guerrilla fighters
Agent Orange
400
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
N Korea/S Korea
500
What was the name of the statesman and final President of South Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
500
What was the name of the latitudinal border that once separated North and South Korea before the Korean War?
38th Parallel
500
What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to give economic aid to help European countries rebuild after World War II?
Marshall Plan
500
How did the Korean War end?
North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.
What is the best definition for a proxy war?
500
During the Space Race the Soviet Union and the United States were competing to ________.
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
showcase their technological superiority, MAD, JFK
600
Perestroika
Glastnost
Reforming the economy and government.
Speaking openly about problems.
600
What is suburbanization?
When more people begin to move from cities to the residential areas on the edges of cities
600
What did the U.S. do once they discovered the missiles in Cuba?
formed a blockade (quarantine) against new weapons entering Cuba
600
What are the "pros" of a command economy?
What are the "pros" in a market economy?
Full time employment
Price controls
Equal pay
Competition keeps prices from rising
600
The Communist policy in China aimed at improving the agricultural system was called
The Great Leap Forward