Cold War
What were the two main superpowers in the Cold War?
United States and the Soviet Union
What was the name of the military alliance formed in 1949 by Western nations to counter the Soviet influence?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the Berlin Blockade?
A Soviet attempt to cut off Western access to West Berlin in 1948-1949, countered by the Berlin Airlift
What is the Berlin Crisis?
This 1961 event saw a confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
When did the Berlin Crisis Start?
1961
What was the name of the alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its allies?
The Warsaw Pact
What doctrine, announced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, aimed to contain the spread of communism?
The Truman Doctrine
Which two countries first developed and used atomic bombs?
The United States developed and used atomic bombs on Japan in 1945
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
He served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1953
Is this Crisis the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War.
True
What was the name of the wall that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
Who delivered the famous “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946, marking the symbolic start of the Cold War?
Winston Churchill
What was the Iron Curtain?
A political barrier dividing Europe into communist East and capitalist West after World War II
What is the Korean War?
The 1950-1953 conflict between North and South Korea
Who ordered the construction of the Berlin wall during the crisis?
East Berlin mayor Walter Ulbricht
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Which U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba during JFK’s presidency failed?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What was the Marshall Plan?
A U.S. program to provide economic aid to Western European countries after World War I
What are the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?
The 1972 agreement between the U.S. and the USSR
What happened to people who tried to cross the Berlin Wall?
They would be shot
What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The end of WWII and tensions between the United States and Soviet Union
Who was Fidel Castro?
The prime minister of Cuba during the Cold War
What was the NATO alliance?
A military alliance formed in 1949 to protect Western countries from Soviet aggression
What is the U-2 plane?
the infamous American spy plane
Why did the Berlin Wall become a symbol of the Cold War?
Stop the flow of migrants out of communist sector