Origins
This was the decision to divide Germany into American, French, Soviet and British zones
What is the Partition of Germany?
This structure was built by the German Democratic Republic to prevent East Germans from fleeing into West Berlin
What is the Berlin Wall?
This Soviet leader followed Stalin and attempted to de-stalinize the USSR, until he was ousted in 1964
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
A 10 year long war in this country saw the Soviets fail to squash an Islamic revolution, leading to the rise of the Taliban
What is Afghanistan?
This series of treaties aimed at limiting nuclear missile production between the US and USSR
What is SALT?
This was the military alliance formed in 1949 to oppose Soviet aggression
What is NATO?
Khrushchev and Kennedy negotiated an end to this near-world-ending conflict in 1962
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
He was president during the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and although he promised America would put a man on the moon before the USSR, he did not live to see it
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This policy, aimed to prevent the spread of communism, lead to US involvement in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan
What is Containment?
Nixon started this policy of de-escalation, or easing of tensions between the US & USSR
What is Détente?
This term, coined by Churchill, refers to the ideological separation between countries of the Communist Eastern Bloc and Western Europe
What is the Iron Curtain?
In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down this type of vehicle, imprisoning it's pilot for 19 months.
What is a U-2 Spy Plane
Who is Richard Nixon
This country held 60 Americans hostage for 444 days, demanding the return of their oppressive former ruler in exchange for their release
What is Iran?
This policy, named after a Cold War Soviet leader, aimed to prevent any individuals or Eastern Bloc countries from abandoning Communism
What is the Brezhnev Doctrine?
This 1948 act carried out by France, Britain and America resupplied West Berlin after it was cut off by Stalin's forces
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This failed 1961 overthrow of Cuban communism had the backing of the CIA... until it didn't.
What is the Bay of Pigs
The successor to Sun Yat-sen as leader of the Kuomintang and chief rival to Mao, this man lead Chinese nationalists until their defeat and exile to what is now Taiwan
Who is Chiang Kai-Shek (aka Jiang Jieshi)?
After the withdrawal of France, this conflict saw American military advisers come under attack by forces loyal to Ho Chi Minh
What is the Vietnam War?
This policy, meaning "openness," allowed greater freedom of expression and lead to the world having a greater understanding of the strain Soviet citizens were under
What is Glasnost?
This US Program, named after the secretary of state who came up with it, aided non-communist nations in Western Europe in rebuilding after WWII
What is the Marshall Plan
This Cuban leader overthrew the Batista government, leading to large-scale emmigration to Florida
Who is Fidel Castro?
This Soviet leader oversaw the end of the Cold War and dismantling of the Berlin Wall
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This military conflict was the first opportunity for the United Nations to deploy it's peace keeping forces to prevent the invasion of a territory by communist.
What is the Korean War
This Gorbachev policy restructured the Soviet economy to allow more freedom, but was part of the ultimate collapse of the USSR
What is Perestroika?