Cold War Begins
USA vs USSR
Who started the communist revolution in China?
Mao Tse Tung
What is a proxy war?
An indirect war where countries fight though other parties, usually in a poor country at the expense of civilians.
What is the former USSR called now (once again)?
Russia
Doctrine that states the USA would use military force to contain communism around the world.
Truman Doctrine
Theory that states if one country turns communist, all of the surrounding countries will also fall.
Domino Theory
What war ended in a "Tie" where the country remained divided to this day and is still technically ongoing?
Korean War
USSR leader who tore down the Berlin Wall
Gorbachev
Fearful of NATO, the Soviet Union formed their own military alliance called what?
Warsaw Pact
What was the great leap forward SUPPOSED to do?
Industrialize the country quickly
What war was heavily protested in the USA because of the brutal fighting conditions and unfair draft?
Vietnam
What year did the USSR fall?
1991
What organization replaced the League of Nations and exists to protect human rights?
The United Nations (UN)
50 million Chinese citizens died because of mismanagement and negligence, what did they mostly die from?
What is the name of the Korean Border?
The 38th Parallel
INF
Name of the first USSR satellite in Space?
Spudnik
What country claims to be the real China, but is formally not recognized by the UN or USA for political reasons?
Taiwan
Khrushchev agreed to remove his missiles from Cuba if JFK removed his from which country?
Turkey
Name of the nuclear energy plant disaster in the USSR, that accidentally caused an entire region to be exposed to radiation.
chernobyl