Alliances
The Cold War
The Cold War
The Fall of the Soviet Union
Misc.
100
This anticommunist alliance was formed in 1949. It includes Western European countries and the United States.
NATO- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
100
At the Yalta conference, the decision was made to....
Divide Germany into occupation zones
100
What country successfully tested the first atomic weapon?
The United States
100
The election of this leader in the Soviet Union paved the way for the fall of communism.
Mikhail Gorbachev
100
How did the Velvet Revolution get its name?
It was largely peaceful
200
This alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and it's satellite states to oppose the West.
The Warsaw Pact
200
The policy of going to the edge of war to achieve your goals is known as
Brinksmanship
200
Who was the Soviet leader that took power after the death of Stalin?
Nikita Khruschev
200
This country saw a popular protest movement crushed by Soviet tanks in 1956.
Hungary
200
This country was created by the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II.
Israel
300
This international organization was created in order to avoid future world wars, and solve international problems diplomatically.
The United Nations
300
How did the Cold War get its name?
It got its name from the fact that the Soviet Union and the United States never directly confronted one another militarily.
300
This plan provided economic aid to rebuild Europe in the aftermath of World War II.
The Marshall Plan
300
Who led the protest movement in Czechoslovakia that would come to be known as the Prague Spring?
Alexander Dubcek
300
This country became an economic superpower in the aftermath of World War II.
Japan
400
This alliance was created in order to combat communist influence in South East Asia.
SEATO
400
The Truman Doctrine promised what?
Aid to any countries that were struggling with communist uprisings
400
What European country would become divided due to the Cold War?
Germany
400
In which country did the Communist Party vote to dissolve itself?
Hungary
400
While most protest movements against communism in 1989 were successful, this country saw its movement crushed by tanks in Tiananmen square.
China
500
This is the name of the body within the United Nations to which every nation is entitled membership to.
The General Assembly
500
The Great Leap forward reflected China's desire to....
Modernize Agriculture
500
Who were the main targets during China's cultural revolution?
Intellectuals
500
What was the name of the movement in Poland that helped pave the way for Democracy in that country?
Solidarity
500
A policy of openness, designed to allow for a more democratic culture within the Soviet Union.
Glastnost
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