cold war
This political system was used by the United States during the Cold War.
Capitalism
This political system was used by the Soviet Union.
Communism
The Cold War took place mainly between the United States and this country
Soviet Union (USSR)
This war was called "cold" because the two superpowers never directly fought each other in a large-scale war.
Cold war
This military alliance was led by the United States.
NATO
This wall divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
Berlin War
The Cold War began shortly after the end of this major war
WW2
This country was divided into North and South after World War II.
Korea
The fear that one country becoming communist would cause neighbouring countries to become communist was called this theory.
Domino theory
This event in 1969 saw American astronauts land on the Moon.
Moon Landing (Apollo 11)?
This crisis in 1962 brought the world closest to nuclear war.
Cuban missile crisis
The competition between the USA and USSR to explore space was known as this
Space race
This communist leader ruled the Soviet Union during much of World War II and the early Cold War.
Joseph Stalin
This country became communist in 1949 under Mao Zedong.
China
This war (1950-1953) ended with Korea still divided.
Korean War
This American president faced the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
This Soviet satellite, launched in 1957, started the Space Race.
Sputnik
The policy of reducing tensions between the USA and USSR in the 1970s was called this.
Détente
This war lasted from the 1950s to 1975 and involved major US efforts to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam war
This alliance was formed by the Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO.
Warsaw Pact
This speech by Winston Churchill described the division between communist and non-communist Europe.
Iron Curtain Speech
This policy promised US support to countries resisting communism.
Truman Doctrine
This US economic aid program helped rebuild Europe after World War II.
Marshall Plan
This Soviet leader introduced reforms called glasnost and perestroika.
Mikhail Gorbachev
This event in 1989 became a symbol of the end of the Cold War.
Fall of berlin Wall