Dates & Events
In what year did the Cold War begin?
1947
Who was the U.S. president who announced the Truman Doctrine?
Harry Truman
Which country invaded South Korea in 1950?
North Korea
What does containment mean?
Trying to prevent communism from spreading to new countries.
What organization was created by the United States, Canada, and Western European countries in 1949?
NATO
In what year was NATO created and the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb?
1949
Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of the 1962 crisis involving Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is a military alliance?
An agreement between countries to support and protect one another militarily.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik 1
In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
Who was the Soviet leader who agreed to remove missiles from Cuba?
Nikita Khrushchev
Which country captured Saigon in 1975?
North Vietnam
What is an arms race?
Competition between countries to build more or stronger weapons.
What wall became a symbol of the division between communism and democracy?
The Berlin Wall
On what date did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?
July 20, 1969
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin
What agreement stopped most of the fighting in Korea in 1953?
An armistice
What does détente mean?
A relaxation or reduction of tensions between countries.
What major achievement gave the United States a victory in the Space Race in 1969?
Landing humans on the Moon.
In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve, marking the end of the Cold War?
1991
Who introduced reforms in the Soviet Union during the 1980s?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam?
U.S. leaders feared communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia.
What is an artificial satellite?
A human-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another body.
How many independent countries formed when the Soviet Union dissolved?
15 independent countries.