Iranian Hostage Crisis
How many days were the American's kept hostage?
444 Days
What is the reason the Cold War ended?
The fall of the USSR or the fall of the Berlin Wall
What year did the USSR fall?
1991
what year did the war start and ended?
1954-1975
in Jan 16, 1991, what began?
Op. Dessert Storm
What year did it start?
1979
What year did it end?
1989 or 1991
When did the USSR began
Dec 30, 1922
17
What country did Iraq threaten?
Saudi Arabia
How many American's were kept hostage?
60
Who was the last leader of the USSR?
Gorbachev
When the USSR fell, how many countires were freed?
14
Which countries were supporting N. Vietnam?
USSR and China
Why did Saddam Hussein attack Israel?
To make them go into the war
What year did the U.S. attempt a rescue mission and did it succeed?
1980 and No
What does Glasnost and Perestroika mean?
G-Openness (read American news, critique the Russian gov., etc)
P-Restruct Russia's economy
What was it called when Germany Split involing Communism?
Iron Curtain
What was the Domino Theory and did it happen?
If N. Vietnam was still standing, it would invade the rest of South East Asia. And no
What happened in 2003?
U.S. invades Iraq
In the year 2000, what could the hostages do?
sue Iran
How did the Cold war effect the rest of the world?
a nuclear race with the USSR and U.S.
Who was the original leader of the USSR
Vladimir Lenin
What did the Vietnamese call the Vietnam War?
American War
What was Gulf War syndrome?