Arms Race
What kind of weapons were the US and Soviet Union developing at a rapid pace during the Arms Race?
Nuclear or Atomic Weapons
This country 90 miles off the coast of Florida had nuclear missiles from the Soviet Union pointed directly at the United States in the early 1960s.
Cuba
Which continent is Korea located?
Asia
Who was the President of the US during the majority of the Vietnam War?
Definition: The rapid build-up of weapons between two or more countries.
Arms Race
This country was the first to develop nuclear weapons in 1946.
US
This term describes the point in the Cold War where western countries such as the US and Britain had to fly food into Berlin because the Soviet Union blocked all supplies into the city.
The Berlin Airlift.
Which side of Korea was/still is communist and which side of Korea was democratic?
North Korea- Communist
South Korea- Democratic
Which country lost the War in Vietnam?
The US
Definition: A policy by the US that is meant to stop the spread of communism around the world?
Containment
The US was the first to develop this type of weapon, which is much more powerful than a nuclear bomb.
Hydrogen Bomb
What is a proxy war?
When two powerful countries support opposing sides in a smaller conflict. Example the Korean War, Vietnam War.
Who was the American President during the Korean War?
Harry S. Truman
What major restriction did President Johnson put on US troops in Vietnam?
US troops were not allowed the directly fight the North Vietnamese soldiers.
What was the name of the military alliance led by the United States that was meant to contain communism using military force.
NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This is term means that if one country attacks another country (with nuclear weapons), then both countries and most likely the entire world would be destroyed.
M.A.D. or Mutually Assured Destruction
He was the leader of the Soviet Union who brought major reforms to his country including Glasnost & Peristroika. He is probably most responsible for ending the Cold War peacefully.
Mikhail Gorbachev
What was the name of the line that divides North and South Korea?
The 38th Parallel.
Which country controlled Vietnam before WW2?
France
Definition: This is the economic system where government owns the means of production
Communism
This word means an easing of tensions between two countries.
Detente
What was the name of the first man made satellite sent into outer space?
Sputnik
Why did President Harry Truman fire General Douglass MacArthur during the Korean War?
MacArthur publicly criticized Truman for not attacking China during the Korean War.
Who was the leader of the Communist North Vietnamese?
Ho Chi Minh
What was the name of the organization of countries led by the Soviet Union that was meant to counter NATO?
The Warsaw Pact