The Beginning
As WWII was ending, who were the "Big Three"?
Roosevelt (US), Churchill (UK), and Stalin (USSR)
Who are the five permanent members of the Security Council at the UN?
US, UK, France, China, and Russia
The thought of SE Asian countries falling to communism one-by-one was called...
the Domino Theory
What does DETENTE mean
lessening
The policy of restructuring - reforming Soviet economy by incorporating some capitalism
Perestroika
A defensive military alliance that includes the US, Canada, and 10 other countries
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
How many member countries make up the General Assembly
193
The H bomb is ___x more powerful than the A bomb
500
Treaty signed in 1972 to limit the NUMBER OF NUKES in the world
SALT
Policy that means openness. It allowed for freedom of expression and speech
Glasnost
The buffer zone of countries that separates the USSR from the rest of Western Europe was called this by Winston Churchill.
The Iron Curtain
How long does a non-permanent country serve on the Security Council?
2 years
What was the name of the couple who were accused, tried and put to death for treason for giving the soviets the atomic secrets of the US
Rosenberg
Who was the first to put a satellite (SPUTNIK) into space
USSR
Name of Nuclear desaster
Chernobyl
Plan that offered free financial aid to European countries to rebuild after WWII
Marshall Plan
the role of Secretariate is the same as ______in the US
President
What was the reason for building the Berline Wall
Keep East Berliners from defecting
Who was Yuri Gagarin
First man in space (USSR)
Opposition to communism through Polish labor union led by Lech Walesa
Solidarity
The doctrine that offered direct financial and military aid to nations resisting communism.
Truman Doctrine
How many years is a term for the Secretariate?
5 years
US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy
Who was Neil Armstrong
First man on the Moon (US)
Led a coup d'etat overthrowing communist rule
Boris Yeltsin