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100

What was the name of the conflict between the US and the Soviets that involved the placement of nuculear weapons in Cuba

Cuban Missle Crisis

100

Who was the first leader of the Cold War Era USSR

Nikita Khrushchev

100

In what year did the Berlin Wall Fall

1989

100

When was the Cold War commonly believed to end?

1991

100

Which American government agency was founded in 1958 in response to Soviet explorations into space

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

200

What was the Berlin airlift

A massive operation by the Western Allies to supply Western Berlin by air after the Soviets blocked land access

200

Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

John F. Kennedy

200

What decade did the famous Apollo 11 Space Mission land on the moon

1960s (1969)

200

What was the Eastern Bloc

It was a group of eastern European countries that were aligned militarily, politically, economically, and culturally with the Soviet Union from around 1945 to 1990

200
What was McCarthyism

McCarthyism was a political with-hunt in the 1950s led by Joseph McCarthy, who accused many Americans of being communists sympathizers

300

What happened in 1961 at "Checkpoint Charlie"

There was a military stand off between US and Soviet troops located at Checkpoint Charlie

300

Who was the Cuban leader in power during the Cuban Missle Crisis

Fidel Castro

300

As a result of the USSR removing their missles from Cuba, the USA removed their own missles from which country?

Turkey

300

What was the 38th Paralell

The 38th Paralell of latitude was the line that was chosen to roughly divide the Korean peninsula into North and South Korea

300

What was the Limited Test Ban Treaty

It banned all nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in space, or underwater

400

Which capture of a key city marked the end of the Vietnam War

The capturing of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces. (Fall of Saigon)

400

Who was the head American general during the Korean War

General Douglas Macarthur
400

What was another name for the European Recovery Program

The Marshall Plan

400

The spread of Communism vs. Capitalism, the emergence of two world superpowers after WWII, and the creation of Nuculear Weapons are all broad examples of what?

Factors that led to the Cold War

400

What was Operation Mongoose

It was a seceret plan by the US in order to sabotage the Cuban government. (i.e. to get rid of Fidel Castro)

500

During the Chinese Civil War, which party did the US support

The Chinese Nationalist Party (also known as Kuomintang)

500

Who was Yuri Gagarin

A soviet pilot who was aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, making him the first human to journey into outerspace

500

What signified the start of the Nuculear Arms Race

The creation of Soviet Nuculear Weapons in 1949

500

What was the Nuculear Arms Race

The race between the US and Soviets to prove nuculear superiority against each other by being the first to develop nuculear technologies

500

The Angolan War, Vietnam War, and Korean War are common examples of what during the Cold War?

Proxy Wars.

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