Cold War 1
Name of the indirect conflicts that occurred between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
The Proxy Wars
A time period after WWII associated with high tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War
What ended WWII?
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dr. Seuss story that connects to the Arms Race
Butter Battle Book
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
War that the Soviet Union lost that led to its end in the Cold War
Soviet Afghan War
Country to put a man on the moon
U.S.
Country to put a man in space
U.S.S.R
Country to put a rocket in space first
Germany
The differing ideologies between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that led to the Cold War
Capitalism/Democracy vs. Communism
The 38th Parallel separated which two countries?
North and South Korea
What the Soviet Union and the U.S. were known as during the Cold War
What the Soviet Union and U.S. had disagreements over having in Cuba
Nuclear Weapons
Theory that if one country fell to Communism, the surrounding ones would as well
Domino effect
U.S. organization created with the goal of achieving space exploration
NASA
U.S. policy designed with the goal of stopping the spread of Communism
Containment
First leader of Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of the Soviet Union who succeeded Joseph Stalin during the Cold War
Nikita Khrushchev
President of the U.S. who took the fall for the plan of trying to assassinate Fidel Castro during the Bay of Pigs Invasion
JFK
Conference held during the Cold War that discussed countries wanting to stay neutral during the conflict
Bandung Conference
Communist leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Project that produced a Herbicide Poison Gas
Agent Orange
Road created by the leader of North Vietnam to be used during the War
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sobering Effect