people & leaders
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Launched by the USSR in 1957, this was the first artificial satellite in space.
What is Sputnik?
This peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel after a three-year war.
What is Korea?
Winston Churchill declared that this "curtain" had descended across Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This wall, a symbol of the Cold War, was opened in November 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This Wisconsin senator held widely publicized hearings against suspected communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This term refers to the dangerous strategy of pushing a conflict to the edge of war.
What is Brinkmanship?
This 1961 invasion attempt by U.S.-backed exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
his 1947 policy promised U.S. aid to any nation resisting communist aggressions
What is the Truman Doctrine?
he Soviet Union officially collapsed in this year
What is 1991?
He was the U.S. President during the 13-day Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
He was the first human to fly in space, representing the USSR.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This Southeast Asian nation was divided, leading to a long war to "contain" communism.
: What is Vietnam?
This U.S. program provided over \(13\) billion in economic aid to rebuild Western Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan?
He was the first President of Russia after the collapse of the USSR.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
He introduced the reforms of glasnost and perestroika.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This treaty, signed during the SALT I talks, limited anti-missile defense systems.
What is the ABM Treaty?
This 1948 Soviet blockade of this German city led to a year-long airlift of supplies.
What is Berlin?
This military alliance was formed in 1949 to provide collective defense against the Soviet Union.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This is the name of the policy of openness introduced by Gorbachev.
What is Glasnost?
he told the Soviet leader, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The acronym "ICBM" stands for this type of missile
What is Intercontinental Ballistic
This 1979 Soviet intervention is often called the "Soviet Union's Vietnam".
What is the war in Afghanistan?
Signed in 1955, this was the Soviet response to West Germany joining NATO.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This 1980s U.S. missile defense program was nicknamed "Star Wars."
What is SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative?