Superpower Relations
What term describes the imaginary border between communist and democratic aligned nations during the Cold War era?
What is the Iron Curtain?
Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Which country was ruled by Fidel Castro during the Cold War?
What is Cuba?
What was the name of the 1948-1949 operation where the West supplied West Berlin by air?
What is the Berlin Airlift?
How did the concept of "mutually assured destruction" change during the Cold War's end?
The focus shifted to disarmament and reducing nuclear arsenals as tensions eased.
What was the policy called that aimed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War?
What is containment?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the construction of the Berlin Wall?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
What Eastern European country experienced a significant uprising in 1956 against Soviet control?
What is Hungary?
Which crisis involved the Soviet Union's attempt to place nuclear missiles in a country close to the U.S.?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What agreement, signed in 1987, aimed to eliminate nuclear missiles from Europe?
What is the INF Treaty?
What was the impact of the Cold War on military alliances, such as NATO?
NATO adapted to new threats and expanded to include Eastern Bloc countries. Warsaw Pact adopted in response
Which leader introduced reforms including Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union?
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Which nation’s economy faced significant challenges leading to its collapse in the late 1980s?
What is the Soviet Union?
What was the failed United States attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Which event marked the end of the Cold War with the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent events in 1989-1991
What was the name of the U.S. initiative to aid Western Europe economically after World War II?
What is the Marshall Plan?
Who was the Polish leader of the Solidarity movement?
Who is Lech Wałęsa?
Which country was the site of the Prague Spring in 1968?
What is Czechoslovakia?
How did the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan affect the Cold War?
It weakened Soviet credibility and military presence in the region, contributing to its eventual collapse
What term describes the thawing of relations between China and the United States in the 1970s?
What is Sino-American Rapprochement?
What strategy did the U.S. and the Soviet Union employ to avoid direct conflict during the Cold War?
What is Detente?
How did Ronald Reagan's policies influence the Cold War's conclusion?
His strong anti-communist stance and military buildup pressured the Soviet economy, leading to negotiations.
What was the name of the Eastern Bloc nation that was divided by a wall from 1961 until 1989?
What is Germany (East Germany)?
Which uprising in 1968 aimed to liberalize the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia?
What is the Prague Spring?
What was the significance of glasnost and perestroika?
Glasnost allowed for greater openness and freedom of expression, while perestroika aimed to restructure the economy.