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He was the first U.S. president after WWII
Who is Harry Truman
100
This was the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
What is containment
100
This was built to prevent people from escaping to West Berlin
What is the Berlin Wall
100
This country was divided into four zones after WWII
What is Germany
100
Gorbachev allowed in this business as part of his policy of glasnost
What is McDonalds
200
He gave the famous "Tear down this wall" speech
Who is Ronald Reagan
200
This term refers to the belief that if one country falls to Communism then others around that country will also fall
What is domino theory
200
This was the attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro
What is the Bay of Pigs
200
The Cold War was mainly between these two countries
What is the U.S. and Soviet Union
200
This was a movie made in the 80s about the invasion of America by Soviet forces
What is Red Dawn
300
He was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy
300
This term means a relaxation of tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
What is detente
300
This event began when Sputnik was launched
What is the Space Race
300
In 1979 the Soviets invaded this country
What is Afghanistan
300
This is a problem that former Soviet Republics face today
What is organized crime, poor international relations, social disarray, economic hardship
400
He was the Soviet leader responsible for putting missiles in Cuba
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
400
This term means openness
What is glasnost
400
These were two Cold War wars fought to stop the spread of Communism
What is the Korean War and Vietnam War
400
These are two former Soviet republics
What is Russia, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova
400
He is currently the leader of Russia
Who is Putin
500
His policies brought forth the end of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
500
What phrase did Churchill use to describe the separation of Communist Eastern Europe from non-Communist Western Europe?
What is the iron curtain
500
When the Soviets blockaded Berlin, the Allies responded by flying supplies into the city. This event was called...
What is the Berlin Airlift
500
The U.S. secretly removed missiles from this country in an agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis
What is Turkey
500
This is the region of Russia that the two bombers in the Boston Marathon Bombing are from
What is Chechnya