Leaders & Nations
Who was the U.S. President at the start of the Cold War?
Harry S. Truman
What was the Berlin Airlift?
The U.S. and its allies flew in supplies to West Berlin after a Soviet blockade.
What was the U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism called?
Containment
What U.S. agency gathered intelligence during the Cold War?
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
What Soviet leader created the Eastern Bloc?
Joseph Stalin
What war began in 1950 between North and South backed by Cold War powers?
The Korean War
What was the name of the U.S. plan to give economic aid to rebuild Europe?
The Marshall Plan
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space by the USSR?
Sputnik
What U.S. president gave the “Evil Empire” speech targeting the USSR?
Ronald Reagan
What event in 1962 almost led to nuclear war between the U.S. and USSR?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What Soviet response to NATO was created in 1955?
The Warsaw Pact
What incident in 1960 involved a U.S. spy plane being shot down over the USSR?
The U-2 Incident