Cuban Missile Crisis
Why was the term "QUARANTINE" used instead of "BLOCKADE"
A BLOCKADE would be considered an act of war
when did the war between North Korea and South Korea begin
June 25th 1950
When did the Cold War start
1945
When exactly was the Bay of Pigs invasion
April 17th-19th 1961
What triggered the Korean War?
South Korea declaring independence
What was the Iron Curtain
The imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas
Which two countries had United States missiles capable of reaching the USSR
Italy and Turkey
Why was the Soviet Union not in the United Nation at the time
They were boycotting the UN because they wanted Communist China to be added
What was the Truman Doctrine
Define the word 'DEFCON'
An alert state that the United States government uses to set their state of military awareness
Where did the US organize an international conference to discuss the political future of Korea?
Geneva
What was the Potsdam conference
A conference held after World War II by the Big 3 where Germany and Berlin were divided into 4 zones.
Who was the man who saved the planet?
Vasili Arkhipov
When did Kim II-Sung press his case with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that the time had come for the invasion of the South
Beginning of 1949
When did the Soviet Union fall apart
December 1991