Beginnings
Fighting the Cold War
Fighting the Cold War
Later Cold War
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100

This was the purpose of "Duck & Cover drills" in schools during the Cold War: 


What is to instruct children on how to protect themselves in the event of a nuclear attack?

300

The reason the Cold War is called "Cold?"

What is because there is no military confrontation between the two superpowers?

300

Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and many more eastern European nations were examples of...

What are Soviet satellite nations?

300

These were both examples of proxy wars: 

What are the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

300

This was the counterpart of NATO:

What is Warsaw Pact?

400

This definition of the Cold War focuses on two important characteristics of the conflict: 

What is an ideological and political rivalry?

400

This was one of the root motives for the Marshall Plan:

What is to bring economic stability to Europe and prevent a communist takeover?

400

These were two successes of the Berlin Airlift for the Allies: 

What are they were able to avoid a military confrontation with the Soviets and keep the city of Berlin alive with supplies?

400

This event in 1962 could have resulted in nuclear destruction for the world: 

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

The name of a very popular 1960s American sitcom series that centered on an American astronaut who found a genie in a bottle and eventually they fall in love

What is "I dream of Genie"

500

Fill in the blank: 

In the Soviet economy, private _______ did not exist. While in the United States, the capitalist economy allowed for private ________. 

What is property and ownership?

500

The following political cartoon illustrates which United States policy?

What is the Truman Doctrine?

500

These are reasons why the Berlin Wall was first erected in 1961: 


What are, to keep east Berliners from fleeing to the West and to stabilize east Berlin's economy?


500

Fighting in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars ended with...

What is a stalemate or ceasefire?

500

This is the American president credited with ending the Cold War: 

Who is Ronald Reagan?