Cold War 1
Why was the cold war, not really cold?
Because of 3 wars fought during the era.
This was the economic system that the USSR followed and tried to expand during the Cold War
What is communism?
What country was trying to contain communism?
What is the U.S.?
What was the communist country that U.S. was most afraid of?
What is the Soviet Union or Russia?
This is the title given to any war where no direct fighting occurs between the two countries involved.
Cold War
System of Government that the USSR employed to continue to have power over its citizens.
What is a communist dictatorship?
A political theory developed by Karl Marx
Marxism
What were two of the wars fought during the Cold War era?
Korea, Vietnam or Afghanistan
This was created to divide the German capital from communists and non-communist countries.
Berlin Wall
Who is in charge of Cuba today.
Raul Castro?
Name the city that was divided into Soviet, and American controlled sections after WWII.
What is Berlin?
This event saw the United States and other European nations bring food and supplies to a German city when the Soviets blocked ground transportation to that city
What is the Berlin Airlift?
Name the generally accepted years for the start and end of the Cold War?
What is 1946 through 1991?
What year did the Berlin wall come down?
What is 1989?
Who was the President when the United States was closest to Nuclear War?
John F. Kennedy
This describes the constant need to build up more weapons than the Soviets in order to prevent nuclear war
What is the Arms Race?
This multinational organization was created for the purpose of responding jointly in case of attack in Western Europe.
What is NATO?
The American agency that works on international crime and collects information to protect US interests
The C.I.A.
What was the US program called that created the first nuclear weapons?
The Manhattan Project
How was the Cuban Missile Crises ended?
With an American Naval blockade and threat of War
Economic system based on private ownership of property
Capitalism
The President of the United States after WWII.
Harry S. Truman
Name of the alliance formed by the Soviets and Eastern Europe communist nations
Warsaw Pact
What does the acronym M.A.D. stand for in Nuclear Warfare?
Mutually Assured Destruction
How has America punished Cuba for becoming Communist since 1961 ?
Trade Embargo
The leader of the Soviet Union during the first part of the Cold War
Joseph Stalin
How did Russia and China obtain plans for nuclear weapons?
Because of spies.
Why was containment of Communism important to the US
To continue open trade and for allies
On this date, the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
December 31, 1991
What was the only war America officially lost?
Vietnam
Who was the leader of USSR (Russia) during the Cuban Missile Crises?
Krushchev
What was Cuba's number 1 export that the US blocked imports of?
Sugar
What was the US operation that tried to assassinate Castro in 1961?
Bay of Pigs
Who was the Great Guerilla Warfare Teacher?
Ernesto Che Guevara
What was the name of the era when Sen McCarthy falsely accused many US government officials of being Communist traitors?
The Red Scare