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What is the Truman Doctrine?
Contain communism
In capitalism, most property, factories, and equipment are _________
What was the war that included four battles for Seoul?
Korean War
Lee Harvey Oswald is infamous for what reason?
JFK assassination
Which US space mission put a man on the moon?
Apollo 11
What was SALT II?
Arms treaty between US and USSR, did not get ratified
What is communism?
An economic policy where governments are authoritarian, single party, and control the means of production (class equality)
When did the Vietnam War end?
1975
What happened to Richard Nixon after Watergate?
He resigned before he could be impeached
Name three USSR leaders during the Cold War
Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev
What was the Domino Theory?
If one country becomes communist, all surrounding countries will
Name the Act and year in JFK's New Frontier domestic policy that affected the wage gap.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Who invaded Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
CIA-sponsored Cuban expatriates
Which President created the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women?
JFK
What year was NATO formed?
1949
What is detente?
Easing tensions
What was the state of the USSR's economy by the 1980s?
Poor due to military spending
Name one battle of the Korean War.
Any battle of Seoul, Battle of Pyongyang, etc.
Which President signed and initiated the Marshall Plan?
What was the USSR version of NATO?
Warsaw Pact
What was the Iran-Contra Affair?
Reagan sold arms to Iran to fund anti-communist Contras in Nicaragua
What is perestroika?
Gorbachev's economic reforms
What country did the USSR invade in 1980?
Afghanistan
Which USSR leader took over after Khruschev's fall from power?
Leonid Brezhnev
What was the organization that refused to trade oil/petroleum to Western countries over their support to Israel in 1973? What do the letters stand for?
OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries