Vocabulary
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Berlin Blockade
End of the War
100
A war with no direct military conflict
Cold War
100
President of the United States
John F. Kennedy
100
The U.S. supported this country
South Vietnam
100
Berlin was located here
East Germany
100
US President when the war officially ended
George H.W. Bush
200
Countries controlled by the Soviet Union.
Satellite Nations
200
He wrote a letter to Khrushchev asking for his help
Castro
200
North Vietnam had this political philosophy
Communism
200
Stalin cut off supplies to West Berlin by doing this
Blockading
200
Reduced nuclear weapons in Russia and U.S.
START II Treaty
300
An economic and political system where one political party controls the government and the state owns all property.
Communism
300
This option means to negotiate
Pursue Diplomacy
300
Who were the 3 US presidents during the war?
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
300
To drop supplies into West Berlin
Airlift
300
These two men signed the INF Treaty
Reagan and Gorbachev
400
An economic system in which private individuals and corporations control goods and property and use them to make money.
Capitalism
400
The missiles were placed in Cuba by this country
Russia/Soviet Union
400
These are two of the four components of a "War of Attrition"
Small battles, Eliminate resources of the enemy, weaken morale, reduce public support
400
Was constructed to separate communist Berlin from non-communist Berlin
Berlin Wall
400
Means less government control of the economy
Perestroika
500
United States policy of preventing the spread of communism to countries outside the Soviet Union.
Containment
500
This country had missiles owned by the United States
Turkey
500
How did the Vietnam war end?
US left, North Vietnam took over South Vietnam
500
Why did Stalin want Germany split into two countries after WWII?
Germany had invaded Russia during WWII; he was scared of Germany being strong
500
Means to allow criticism of the government
Glasnost
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