Origins of the Cold war
The world was divided into two opposing blocs, who led the Western Bloc?
United States
Marshall Plan
When was the Hungarian Revolution
1956
In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded ________.
Afghanistan
What divided the Eastern and Western Bloc
The Iron Curtain
Was the most destructive bomb for its time
Tsar bomb
What happened in Greece at the end of World War 2
Civil war
In November 1989, what were the Berliners celebrating?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The competition to develop more arms and weapons of greater destructive capabilities
Arms race
The acronym for the international military alliance against possible attacks on the western world
NATO
Which side of Germany was the Federal Republic of Germany as a result of the Berlin Blockade?
West Germany
Vietcong was a guerilla movement in south Vietnam that was backed by the _______ government of north Vietnam.
Communist
Both superpowers used _______ to convince people of the dangers of the opposing bloc.
Propaganda
What was the containment strategy trying to counter the spread of? What were they offering?
Communism. A program of financial aid.
How did China respond when the US troops invaded North Korea, winning territories close to the Chinese border.
China announced its support to North Korea
Why was the US supporting coups that brought military dictatorships into power?
To prevent the spread of Communism in Latin America
Both superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, could destroy each other in case of an attack. What is another way to say this?
Mutually assured destruction
What was the name of the treaty that led to the creation of the Organization of American States
Treaty of Rio de Janeiro
What did US president John F Kennedy do when Soviet nuclear missile platforms were detected in Cuba?
Kennedy imposed a blockade on Cuba and threatened an invasion.
Detector satellite