Events
Who won the space race?
The US
What country was NATO with? US or Soviet Union
US
How many member countries were part of NATO?
32
What were each of the gender roles for men and women during the Cold War?
Women: house wives and mothers
Men: breadwinners and providers
Who was the person that oversaw the development of the Soviets first atomic bomb?
Joseph Stalin
How long did the Cuban missile crisis last?
13 days
What country split in half during the war and joined different alliances?
East and West Germany
What's the meaning of détente?
The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
How did students' school lives change during the Cold War in the US?
civil defense, fitness tests, atomic science, and art exchange programs, history and citizenship training.
Who made the iconic “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946?
Winston Churchill
When was the Berlin Wall torn down?
November 9, 1989
What countries participated in the “total defense” strategy?
Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland
What were some of the things the US used to antagonize the Soviet Union?
political maneuvering, propaganda, espionage, arms buildups
Who wrote the song “Back in the USSR”?
The Beatles
Who was the president during the Berlin Wall Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Who launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite in space?
Soviet Union
What country was the center of high-tech research and had military bases with the most up-to-date weapons systems for the Soviet Union?
Ukraine
What was the only place in Central, Balkan and Eastern Europe where communism attempted, but failed, to take power?
Greece
How does M.A.D affect citizens?
It affects citizens by placing fear and psychological impacts in both US and Soviet Union citizens.
What president played a key role in the Cold Wars shift from détente to confrontation?
Ronald Reagan
Why was the Vietnam War fought?
The US was afraid of the Domino effect to happen with the spread of communism
What country was a key ally in the US but had its own agenda for power and maintained a degree of independence from the US?
France
What country tried to stay neutral but ended up joining the Soviet?
Poland
What was the Red Scare?
It was a periods of intense fear and public hysteria
Who was the person that led to the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War?
Mikhail Gorbachev