Cold War Overview
Conflict that lasted 44 years between US and Soviet Union
What is the Cold War
Asian peninsula divided at 38th parallel, leading to brutal war
What is Korea?
This acronym refers to the idea that a nuclear war would destroy both sides
What is Mutually Assured Destruction
The wall that became a symbol of the divide between communist East and capitalist West
What is the Berlin Wall
The guy that initiated the creation of NASA
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
Two opposing ideologies that clashed during the cold war
What are communism and democracy
This war was from 1955 to 1975
What is the Vietnam War
What is the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
This chemical weapon used in Vietnam caused devastating burns and destruction
What is napalm
This event in 1969 marked a major US victory in the space race
What is the moon landing
This plan gave billions in aid to a war torn Europe following WWII, to prevent the spread of communism
What is the Marshall Plan
The closest point to a full nuclear holocaust
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
What is espionage
These brutal tactics were used by Viet Long fighters making combat difficult for American troops
What is guerrilla warfare
This program was launched with the aim to to beat the Soviets in space
What is NASA
A US strategy to prevent communism from spreading
What is containment
Failed invasion which tried to overthrow Fidel Castro
These two spy agencies led Cold War intelligence operations
What are the CIA and KGB
These unfounded suspicions led many Americans to believe their neighbors were communists
What is the Red Scare
This Soviet satellite was the first object launched into space, sparking the start of the Space Race
What is Sputnik
This was the soviet leader responsible for millions of deaths in Eastern Europe
Who is Joseph Stalin
Uprising in 1956 against soviet control which was crushed by soviet tanks
What Soviet Officer stopped a nuclear strike by refusing to launch a missile during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is Vasili Arkhipov
This event in 1989 symbolized the fall of communism
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall
What is the moon landing hoax