Key Conflicts
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
Who was the first leader of the Cold War Era USSR
Nikita Khrushchev
In what year did the Berlin Wall Fall
1989
When was the Cold War commonly believed to end?
1991
Which American government agency was founded in 1958 in response to Soviet explorations into space
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
What was the Berlin airlift
A massive operation by the Western Allies to supply Western Berlin by air after the Soviets blocked land access
Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
What decade did the famous Apollo 11 Space Mission land on the moon
1960s (1969)
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
McCarthyism was a political with-hunt in the 1950s led by Joseph McCarthy, who accused many Americans of being communists sympathizers
What happened in 1961 at "Checkpoint Charlie"
There was a military stand off between US and Soviet troops located at Checkpoint Charlie
Who was the Cuban leader in power during the Cuban Missle Crisis
Fidel Castro
As a result of the USSR removing their missles from Cuba, the USA removed their own missles from which country?
Turkey
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
What was the Limited Test Ban Treaty
It banned all nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in space, or underwater
Which capture of a key city marked the end of the Vietnam War
The capturing of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces. (Fall of Saigon)
Who was the head American general during the Korean War
What was another name for the European Recovery Program
The Marshall Plan
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
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)
During the Chinese Civil War, which party did the US support
The Chinese Nationalist Party (also known as Kuomintang)
Who was Yuri Gagarin
A soviet pilot who was aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, making him the first human to journey into outerspace
What signified the start of the Nuculear Arms Race
The creation of Soviet Nuculear Weapons in 1949
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
The Angolan War, Vietnam War, and Korean War are common examples of what during the Cold War?
Proxy Wars.