The Beginning
This was the main reason for the disagreements between the U.S. and The Soviet Union during the Cold War
What is Ideological Differences
This event started The Space Race between The United States and The Soviet Union
What is the launch of Sputnik 1 satellite by the Soviet Union
The theory that if one country fell to communism, others around it would become communist as well is known as what?
The Domino Theory
A war in which opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
Proxy War
This reform, known as Openness in English created more transparency of the government, more freedom of speech and more freedom of the press
What is Glasnost
This political system believes there should not be any classes in society and was the chosen system of The Soviet Union
What is Communism
Despite not being the first at most events in the Space Race, the United States was considered the winner because of this event
Put the first man on the moon.
Mao's plans to strengthen communist rule in China was through this type of Revolution
Cultural Revolution
At the end of the Korean War, the result was...
That neither side gained much territory as a result of the war
This reform, known in English as restructuring, moved more towards capitalism to boost The Soviet economy
Perestroika
During the Cold War, the United States used this as their main strategy to try to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known
What is Containment
Despite the decades long arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, this is the reason that nuclear weapons were never used
Neither side wanted to risk the total destruction (MAD) that would result from the use of nuclear weapons
Mao's plan to industrialize China and improve the economy is called...
Mao's Great Leap Forward
This was the main reason the United States entered the Vietnam War
They wanted to stop communism from spreading
This contributed MOST to the collapse of the Soviet Union
The collapse the Soviet Union’s economy due to overspending on the military
Winston Churchill mentioned this during his speech that references the ideological divide between the communist Soviet Union and its satellite nations and democratic Western Europe
What is the Iron Curtain
What was the purpose of the SALT treaties?
To decrease the number of nuclear weapons the USSR and USA produced
"The Red Menace is Real" was the title of a propaganda poster during which event of the Cold War
The Red Scare
The Vietnam War ended with a result of...
Vietnam unified under communism
This major event in 1991 represented the opening of the "iron curtain" separating east and west Europe, signaling the end of the Cold War.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall
This organization was created to unite the Western powers and protect them from possible invasion by the USSR
What is NATO
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when this event happened.
The U.S. learned that the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
The United States and The Soviet Union “faced-off” and came close to the point of nuclear war, making this event a defining moment during the Cold War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
North Korea had support from China and The Soviet Union because they shared this common political system
What is Communism
The Soviet Union is now known as this, a name they were known as before revolutions.
What is Russia