Leaders
Who were the leaders of the USA and USSR during the Yalta Conference
Roosevelt and Stalin
What ideology does the USA follow?
Capitalism
What year did the Cold War end?
1991
Germany and Berlin were divided at this conference.
Potsdam
How many days did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
13
Who were the leaders of the USA and USSR during the Potsdam Conference?
Truman and Stalin
What ideology did the USSR follow during the Cold War?
Communism
What term described the division between Eastern and Western Europe?
The Iron Curtain
This was built in the 1960s to prevent people from escaping Eastern Berlin
The Berlin Wall
What type of blockade did the U.S. use around Cuba?
Naval
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
What ideology did Germany fall under when Hitler was in power?
Fascism
Which U.S. conflict aimed to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia?
The Vietnam War
What is the nickname for the pilot who dropped candy to children from a plane?
The Candy Bomber
What did Kennedy agree to do in exchange for the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba?
USA wouldn't attack Cuba
What happened to the leader from Britain during the Potsdam Conference?
He was replaced in an election / voted out
This ideology sits between capitalism and communism
Socialism
Which Asian country was divided into North and South during the Cold War?
Korea
What is the name of the mission to drop food and other necessities to West Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?
Berlin Airlift
How close were the enemy missiles to the USA?
90 miles
Who was the leader of the USSR after Stalin?
Khrushchev
This refers to information that is spread, often by the government, to influence people’s opinions and beliefs.
Propaganda
Which leader deliberately arrived about 24 hours late at the Potsdam Conference?
Stalin
What was the nickname given to the Berlin Blockade? Hint: Operation _________
Vittles
What country placed nuclear missiles in Cuba?
USSR