The Cold War
This was the name of the ideological conflict and geopolitical tension between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII.
What is the Cold War?
This Russian revolutionary leader founded the Soviet Union in 1922.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This was the process by which colonies gained independence from their colonial rulers.
What is decolonization?
As part of his policy of glasnost, this Soviet leader allowed greater openness and transparency.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
The U.S. and Soviet Union backed opposing sides in this Asian country's civil war from 1964-1975.
What is Vietnam?
These were the two opposing military alliances formed during the Cold War - one for the Western bloc and one for the Eastern bloc.
What is NATO and Warsaw Pact?
This communist slogan helped the Bolsheviks to win the Russian Revolution.
What is "Peace, Bread, Land"
Bonus: Communists everywhere liked "Workers of the world, unite!"
This Indian leader advocated non-violent civil disobedience to protest British colonial rule.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This was the policy that aimed to stop the spread of communism, but not roll it back
What was Containment?
US support of insurgent groups led to this decade-long proxy war in Afghanistan.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
This doctrine stated that the US would provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by Soviet influence.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This Chinese leader led the Communist revolution and established the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong?
Egypt gained independence from this European colonial power in 1922.
What is Britain?
This physical barrier constructed in 1961 divided the city of Berlin into East and West until it was torn down in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
The U.S. covertly funded and trained contra rebel groups to oppose the Sandinista government in this Central American nation. (Heimler's)
What is Nicaragua?
This was the idea that allowing any country to succumb to communism would lead to the eventual domination of communism worldwide.*
What is the Domino Theory?
This disastrous Chinese economic and social campaign led by Mao caused widespread famine and deaths.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
This South African policy of racial segregation was finally dismantled in the 1990s.
What is apartheid?
This process, initiated by Nikita Khrushchev after Stalin's death, rejected the brutal aspects of Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union.***
What is de-Stalinization?
This U.S. president ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba. Also led the US through the "Cuban Missile Crisis"
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This policy of having enough nuclear weapons to survive a first strike by the other side and still respond with counter strike was followed by both the U.S. and the Soviet Union
What is Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)?
This was Mao's campaign to purge capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society through violent class struggle.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
This anti-apartheid activist in South Africa spent 27 years in prison before becoming the nation's first black president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This former U.S. president escalated the Cold War arms race with his "peace through strength" policies like the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This conflict from 1950-1953, known as the "Forgotten War", saw UN forces led by the U.S. fight against North Korea and China.
What is the Korean War?