USSR
Who came up with the term, "Iron Curtain?"
Winston Churchill
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In 1957 the USSR launched the 1st unmanned satellite in space, What was the name of the satellite?
Sputnik
What is the name of the Terrorist killed by Navy Seals in May of 2011?
Osama bin Laden
Who was the Socialist leader of Cambodia that committed genocide to his own people?
Pol Pot
What is the definition of "Glasnost?"
"openness”-
attempt to discuss problems - more freedom of speech & press
When was the date the USSR ceased to exist? (MMDDYYYY)
December 26, 1991
The large area of mass graves in Cambodia where citizens were killed & buried by the Khmer Rouge were called what?
Killing Fields
Who won the popular vote in the 2000 Election?
Al Gore
What is the name of the US Theory that stated if one Southeast Asia country committed to communism that the rest would follow?
Domino Theory
What is the definition of Perestroika?
"Restructuring” of the govt.& the economy
Less central govt.
Who is the last leader of the USSR?
Mikhail Gorbachev
In response to NATO, what was the alliance called that combined Soviet & Eastern Bloc countries?
Warsaw Pact
"NINJA," was the acronym for what type of loans under the Obama administration?
No Income
No Job
No Assets
What is the name of the South Vietnam Communist fighters that used guerrilla warfare
Vietcong
Truman Doctrine stated what?
U.S. supports countries that reject communism
This event was attributed as one of the defining reasons for the fall of the Soviet Empire.
The Chrenobyl disaster
What is the name of the former High School turned Labor Camp & the result of mass casulaities in Cambodia?
S-21
Obamacare is the nickname for what Act?
Affordable Care Act
What is the name of Nixon process of gradually removing troops from Vietnam called?
Vietnamization
What is the US's definition of "Containment?"
U.S. plan to stop the spread of communism
Name 3 of the 15 republics created after the fall of the USSR.
Russia-Ukraine-Belarus-Estonia-Latvia
Lithuania-Georgia-Armenia-Moldova-Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Turkmenistan
Saigon was renamed to what?
Ho Chi Minh City
What is the name of the ACT that allowed the United States government to wiretap & spy on citizens?
USA PATRIOT ACT
What is the name of the communist rebels that took control of Cambodia in 1975?
Khmer Rouge