Proxy Wars
What does M.A.D. stand for?
Mutually
Assured
Destruction
To be the first country on the moon
This is the type of government where a dictator is in charge
Dictatorship
Type of Government where citizens vote for representations
Democracy
This President was assassinated during the Cold War
John F Kennedy
This event nearly started World War III but ended with the US USSR standing down
Cuban Missile Crisis
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
This type of system where businesses are publicly owned
Communism
Type of economy where businesses are private
Capitalism
What is the Baby Boom
Large Spike in babies born after World War II
This divided Germany into east and west sides
The Berlin Wall
Who was the first person in space?
What country did they represent
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Union
Which Side of Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union
East Germany
Which Side of Germany is controlled by the United States
West Germany
This Person killed John F Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
True or False
The Korean War is Over
False
The Korea war is currently at a Stalemate and restart at any moment
What was the first weather satellite?
Which country launched it?
TIROS 1
United States
Name a Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
Women were expected to return to the home
This was the worst nuclear energy disaster in human history
Chernobyl
How did the Vietnam War End
Ceasefire (the US lost)
Which country launched Luna 3, what did Luna 3 do?
The Soviet Union launched Luna 3 to take pictures of the surface of the moon
How did the Soviet Union react to Chernobly
They kept surrounding areas in the dark. When the radiation was detected they underplayed the seriousness of the accident
What are 3 things the Gi Bill helps veterans with
Education, Housing, Job Training
This was the vice president after John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson