Political Leaders
This Soviet leader led the Soviet Union during much of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
This 1962 event brought the world to the brink of nuclear war as the United States and the Soviet Union faced off over the presence of ballistic missiles in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This economic system, characterized by private ownership of property and free market competition, was championed by the United States and its allies during the Cold War.
What is capitalism?
This American intelligence agency, formed in 1947, is responsible for gathering foreign intelligence and conducting covert operations overseas.
What is the Centralized Intelligence Agency?
This conflict fought between the Nationalists by Chiang Kai-Shek and the Communist Party by Mao Zedong, led the U.S. to recognize Taiwan as the legitimate government for which country?
What is China?
This American president, known for his containment policy and the Truman Doctrine implemented the Marshall Plan to aid European post-war recovery.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This 1955 alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states was formed in response to the establishment of NATO by Western powers.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This political ideology, advocating for the collective ownership of the means of production and the abolition of private property, was embraced by the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War.
What is communism?
Established in 1945 after World War II, this international organization aims to promote peace, cooperation, and security among nations, serving as a forum for dialogue and diplomacy on global issues.
What is the United Nations?
This 1950-1953 conflict, often called the "Forgotten War," saw the United States and its allies supporting South Korea against invasion by North Korea and later Chinese intervention.
What is the Korean War?
This American president, a former Hollywood actor, played a key role in ending the Cold War through negotiations w/Soviet Union, propaganda, and arms spending.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
In 1956, this Eastern European country saw a popular uprising against communist rule, which was brutally suppressed by Soviet military intervention, highlighting the tensions between Eastern bloc satellite states and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
What is Hungary?
This foreign policy acted as a form of aggressive diplomacy, referred to as going "to the brink" of nuclear war to either control or deter the enemy.
What is the policy of brinkmanship?
This American military alliance, established in 1949, aimed to provide collective defense against aggression, with member countries pledging to defend each other in the event of an attack.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
This conflict, which lasted from 1955 to 1975, saw the involvement of the United States in support of a southern country against northern communist forces, resulting in heavy casualties and a controversial outcome.
What is the Vietnam War?
This leader of the Soviet Union oversaw significant reforms known as "Perestroika" and "Glasnost" towards the end of the Cold War.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This 1961 event saw the construction of a barrier dividing East and West Berlin, symbolizing the division between communist and capitalist ideologies.
What is the construction of the Berlin Wall?
This concept, articulated by George F. Kennan and Winston Churchill, described the division of Europe between capitalist and communist spheres of influence following WW2.
What is the "Iron Curtain"?
This congressional committee, active during the Cold War, conducted investigations into alleged communist influence in American society and government, leading to controversial hearings and blacklisting of individuals in Hollywood and other industries.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
This 1983 American initiative, proposed by Ronald Reagan, aimed to develop space-based missile defense systems to protect the United States from potential nuclear attacks.
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars"?
This British Prime Minister famously declared in a speech in Fulton, Missouri, that an "Iron Curtain" had descended across Europe
Who is Winston Churchill?
This military operation, initiated by the Western Allies in 1948, aimed to provide food, fuel, and other supplies to West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This policy, introduced by the United States in the late 1940s, aimed to contain the spread of communism and Soviet influence around the world.
What is the containment policy?
In 1961, this failed military operation, organized by the CIA with the aim of overthrowing Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba, ended in embarrassment and increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
This 1957 launch by the Soviet Union marked the beginning of the Space Race, intensifying the Cold War competition and leading to increased investment in science and technology.
What is the launch of Sputnik 1?