The Berlin Wall divided Germany's capital city into these two sections.
What are East Berlin and West Berlin?
100
The Cold War began after this major war ended.
What is World War II?
100
The name of the man-made satellite which the Soviets launched into space in October of 1957.
What is Sputnik?
100
This man became leader of the Soviet Union in 1987. He said that it must change.
Who is Gorbachev?
100
This treaty which ended World War I was particularly harsh on Germany and was one of the causes of WWII.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
200
This side of Berlin was communist.
What is East Berlin?
200
The two major superpower countries which squared off against each other in the Cold War.
What are the USA and the USSR?
200
This country put the first woman into space.
What is the USSR?
200
This term meaning "openness" gave people in the Soviet Union more freedom.
What is glasnost?
200
Hitler's invasion of this country led to the beginning of WWII.
What is Poland?
300
This side of Berlin was democratic.
What is West Berlin?
300
The United States' goal was to prevent the spread of this type of government and economic system.
What is Communism?
300
The U.S. president who said that we must get a man on the moon before 1970.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
300
This term, meaning "restructuring", referred to an effort to de-centralize and reform the Soviet economy.
What is perestroika?
300
The systematic murder of over six million Jews in concentration camps throughout Germany and Poland.
What is the Holocaust?
400
This president gave a speech outside the Berlin Wall in the 1960's. He famously said "Ich bin ein Berliner" or "I am a Berliner"
(Hint: He was also our president during the Space Race!)
Who is John F. Kennedy?
400
This leader of the UK said that it seemed like an iron curtain had fallen over Europe.
Who is Winston Churchill?
400
The first American man in space.
Who is Alan Shepherd?
400
This U.S. president gave a speech outside the Berlin Wall urging Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear it down.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
The USA entered World War II after the Japanese attacked this port.
What is Pearl Harbor?
500
This was the name given to the area of land mines, tire-shredders, watch towers, searchlights, trenches, and other obstacles and hazards placed near the wall to prevent people from crossing into West Germany.
What is The Death Strip?
500
The name given to the competition to build up as many powerful nuclear weapons as possible.
What is the arms race?
500
The name given to the series of rockets NASA developed for the moon landing.
(Hint: It's also a greek god. Brother of Artemis. Drove a chariot across the sky each day.)
What is Apollo?
500
These are the three major Communist countries remaining in the world. (None of them are in Europe!)
What are China, Cuba, and North Korea?
500
This image became a famous symbol and inspiration to women who went to work in factories during World War II.