Politics
What was the name of the idea that Communism would infiltrate war torn areas of Europe and that the United States must stop it at all costs?
The Truman Doctrine
What was the name of the modern day replacement of the League of Nations?
The United Nations
Which country was created to be a safe haven for its population but instead causes conflicts to this day?
Israel
Who used peaceful protest in India to gain independence?
Mohatma Ghandi
What proved America won the Space race?
Apollo 11's mission to plant the flag on the moon
What is the word used to describe keeping Communism penned up where it is and not letting it spread?
Containment
What was the name of the military arm of the United Nations and what was the Soviet counterpart?
NATO
The Warsaw Pact
Which country was partitioned in 1947 and created two separate countries who still fight to this day?
India
Which famous leader spent 25 years in jail and led an anti segregationist movement in South Africa, eventually becoming president?
Nelson Mandela
What did the Russian's agree to do at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Remove missiles from Cuba
What was the Western response to the Berlin blockade?
The Berlin airlift
What did the Soviets send into space in 1957 that shocked the world
Sputnik
1st artificial satellite
What was the name of the South African Segregationist society that was run by the white minority government?
Apartheid
Which famous Chinese leader won the civil war in 1949 and ran a Communist dictatorship until he died?
Mao Zedong
What structure ran down the middle of the capitol of Germany, separating the city in two?
The Berlin wall
What policy kept the world from destroying itself in nuclear war?
MAD
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a nuclear standoff between which 3 nations?
Cuba, America, Russia
Which two countries saw mass genocide in the 90's?
Bosnia and Rwanda
Which U.S. president is given credit for ending the Cold war?
Ronald Reagan
Who was the Communist Dictator of Cuba?
Fidel Castro