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Science, Religion, and the Arts
100
A large-scale American program to aid Europe in the rebuilding of European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism.
What is The Marshall Plan?
100
"Stalin" was the name adopted by Joseph Vissarionovich Djugashvill. What does it mean?
What is "Man of Steel"?
100
What event in Russia impacted the educational system in America so much that State and Federal money started pouring into the school systems; America needed to better her schools and education if she was to compete and beat the Soviets in the Arms Race?
What is the launch of Sputnik?
100
In 1980 Olympics the US beat the USSR in Hockey. This event is known as “The _______ on Ice”
What is "Miracle"? Disney made the movie Miricle in 2004, this proved that the Russian were just machine after all.
100
What predominate religious idelegoy was held by communist Russia during the Cold War?
What is Atheism?
200
A policy which called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union.
What is Glasnost?
200
Which Soviet leader is responsible for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
What is Nikita Khrushchev? The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961.
200
What was the name of the Plan that would aid the countries of Europe that were being pressured by the Soviet Union to become communist?
What is the Marshall Plan?
200
Maya Plisetskaya was a notable dancer starring in titles such as “______ Beauty”, in 1961.
What is "Sleeping Beauty"?
200
Defined as "Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause" (Merriam-Webster), what was the main artistic medium used to convey ideas in Soviet Russia?
What is Propaganda?
300
A major political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union that was geared to restructuring the Soviet Union political and economic system.
What is Perestroika?
300
! DAILY DOUBLE ! Who is the only Soviet leader to be removed peacefully from office?
What is Nikita Krushchev? He was removed by the Soviet Party in 1964 because they were unhappy with his agricultural policies, his poor relationship with China, and how he handled the Cuban Missile Crisis. His peaceful removal was due, in part, to his de-Stalinization policies, which made the government less violent and extremist
300
What is the name of the woman who was executed in 1953 on charges of supplying the USSR with atomic bomb secrets?
What is Ethel Rosenberg?
300
One of the Russians' earliest stars, Anatoly Firsov - played from 1958 through 1974. He won 8 world championships and 3 time Olympic champion at this Russia sport.
What is the sport of Hockey? Anatoly Firsov was one of the greatest players of his time and arguably the best player during the cold war era. He was also noted for having great speed, skill, and machine like execution.
300
Developed in 1957 by the Soviet Engineer Leonid Kupriyanovich, what portable device was created to use radio singals to revolutionize communication, even into today’s age?
What is The Cell Phone?
400
With a military that consumed as much as 25% of the Soviet Union’s Gross National Product at the expense of consumer goods and private investment, economic stagnation can in part be attributed to what defense competition with the U.S. as a result of the Cold War?
What is the Arms Race?
400
The USSR successfully tested their first atomic bomb in 1949--launching the nuclear arms race between the US and Russia and creating paranoia within the US. McCarthyism began after officials in the US suspected that their technology had been leaked by Soviet informants working in the US. What was the name of Russia's first atomic bomb?
What is (In English) "First Lightning"?
400
! DAILY DOUBLE ! What is the name of the most dramatic protest against Russian control which occurred in Hungary in the autumn of 1956?
What is The Hungarian Uprising?
400
Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn starred in this 1964 Ballet title “_________ Lake”.
What is "Swan Lake"?
400
Established in 1958, what US based organization was founded in order to counter the Soviet’s historic launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957?
What is The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
500
! DAILY DOUBLE ! Perhaps the most radical of laws incorporated with Perestroika, enacted in 1988 this law permitted private ownership of businesses in the services, manufacturing, and foreign-trade sectors.
What is the Law on Cooperatives?
500
In May, 1960, the Soviets shot down and captured a US spy plane and its pilot. The US denied allegations that they had been spying, and claimed the plane was:
What is a weather plane? The "U-2 debacle" sabotaged peace talked between Khrushchev and Eisenhower.
500
What is the name of the item that was used by Soviet women to do their shopping; it was a string shopping bag, that was transparent so that whatever she bought could be inspected and monitored?
What is Avos'ka?
500
From 1954 through 1988 the USSR won 18, 20, 14, or 4 world Hockey titles
What is 18 World Hockey Titles?
500
What is the term for the Marxist/Leninist religion of State Atheism?
What is "Gosateizm” for 500!
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