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He was the President of the US at the start of the Cold War.
Who is Harry S. Truman.
After WWII, this country began taking over Eastern Europe.
Who is the Soviet Union.
MAD.
What is Mutual Assured Destruction.
This American policy gave billions in economic aid to Western European countries. It was offered to Eastern European countries, but they refused the aid.
What is the Marshall Plan.
Last leader of the USSR.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev.
The Chinese leader defeated Kai-Shek and established a Communist China.
Who is Mao Zedong.
The Iron Curtain separated this.
What are the Capitalists/Democratic countries from the Soviet satellites in Europe.
ICBM
What is InterContinental Ballistic Missile.
Situation that involved the Soviet's actions in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1989, this country opened up its borders allowing thousands to flee East Germany.
What is Hungary.
Who is Fidel Castro.
On June 25, 1950, this country invaded South Korea.
What is North Korea.
USSR.
What is Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Year the construction of the Berlin Wall began.
What is 1961.
Meaning "openness," a policy that allowed for Soviet freedom of expression and eased punishments against opponents.
What is glasnost.
In 1946, he stated, "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent of Europe."
Who is Winston Churchill.
DOUBLE UP! In 1954, Vietnam was divided at the 17th Parallel. These men ruled the separate nations.
Who is Ho Chi Minh (NV) and Ngo Dihn Diem (SV).
NATO.
What is the North Atlantic Trade Organization.
In 1956, Soviet troops poured into this country to suppress a revolt.
What is Hungary.
Leader of the solidarity movement.
Who is Lech Walesa.
He became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev.
After WWII, these four countries divided Germany into Occupational Zones.
What are the US, the USSR, Great Britain, and France.
SALT.
What is Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
Doctrine that stated Communist states had the right to stop anti-Communist uprisings.
What is the Brezhnev Doctrine.
As Communism collapsed in this country, its dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, and his wife were tried and executed.
What is Romania.