People of the Cold War
He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party to rule the Soviet Union. His legacy today remains hotly contested.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
These two countries were the major superpowers of the Cold War.
What are the United States and Soviet Union?
This plan split the British Raj into two separate and independent countries in 1947.
What is Partition?
This country held colonial power over the Congo until independence in 1960.
What is Belgium?
The nationalization of this resource in Abadan by Iran in 1951 prompted sanctions, embargo, and ultimately, regime change.
What is oil?
He coined the term "Evil Empire" and demanded that the Soviets "open this gate." His presidency, however, would not see the collapse of the USSR.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This current-day country was divided into four parts at the end of World War II. It subsequently remained two separate countries until reunification in 1990.
What is Germany?
His teachings of non-violent protest and civil disobedience garnered massive support for rights and independence in the first half of the 20th century.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
This King held sole possession of and authority over the Congo Free State until 1908.
Who is Leopold II of Belgium?
This branch of Islam constitutes a vast majority of individuals in Iran, and is the state religion.
What is Shia Islam?
Who is Winston Churchill?
Fidel Castro seized power of this country in 1959, prompting nuclear crisis and decades of tension that exist to this day.
What is Cuba?
He served as president of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 to 1947.
Who is Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
This prime minister looked to the Soviet Union for assistance in 1960. One might say it cost him his job... and his life.
Who is Patrice Lumumba?
This man was Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until his overthrow in 1953.
Who is Mohammad Mossadegh?
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is Nikita Khruschev?
The Soviets moved troops into this country -- a historical centerpiece of the "Great Game" -- in 1979. It's remained in conflict ever since.
What is Afghanistan?
This prime minister spoke at the 1st Summit of the Non-Alignment Movement.
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
Under the rule of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo was known by this name -- until it was reversed in 1997.
What is Zaire?
This man succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989. He remains in power today.
Who is Ali Khameini?
This man in 1950 penned "Discourse on Colonialism." It compared European colonization of indigenous people to the Nazism of the preceding decade.
Who is Aimé Césaire?
The leader of this (former) country chaired the 1st Conference of the Non-Alignment Movement
What is Yugoslavia?
This Pakistani province and Indian region are known by the same name. It was split in two in 1947.
What is Punjab?
This region simultaneously declared independence from the DRC in 1960. It's where the deposed prime minister would ultimately be executed.
What is Katanga?
This mythological figure, a warrior of great courage in Homer's Iliad, was the namesake for the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953.
Who is Ajax?