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What is the Berlin Wall
This Wall divided East and West Germany
100
What is communism
The USSR had this type of government and would spread it to smaller nations
100
What is the Cuban missile crisis
This event was started when the Soviets put missiles in an island nation very close to the U.S.
100
What is Joseph Stalin
This leader was the Communist leader of the USSR
100
What is the great leap forward
This was the name of Japanese modernization that took many lives in the process
200
What is the Berlin Airlift
This event, led by planes, provided West Germany with supplies
200
The domino theory
This theory was illustrated by the USSR spreading communism and is based off a popular kids toy
200
What is a Blockade
The U.S. set up this to prevent any more missiles from getting into Cuba
200
What is John F. Kennedy
He was president of the U.S. during the Cuban missile crisis and made difficult decisions to end the crisis
200
What is North Korea
This was the communist country right above the 38th parallel
300
What is the Iron curtain
This term described the border between the communist East and Democratic west
300
What is the Taliban
This organization rose to power with U.S help and is now a U.S. enemy
300
What is The Korean Wars
This war ended with an armistice near the 38th parallel
300
Fidel Castro
This leader rose to power in Cuba and became the Communist leader in Cuba
300
What is Afghanistan
This is the Islamic country next to Pakistan and it is a popular Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 map
400
What is the Warsaw Pact
The communist East was called by this pact
400
What is the Truman Doctrine
This was the Doctrine that said the U.S. would contain communism from spreading
400
What is the Vietnam wars
The U.S. helped in this war but was defeated and the country fell to communism
400
What is Harry Truman
He made the decision to drop the Atomic bomb and wrote an important doctrine during the Cold War
400
What is the Geneva Accords
This was an interim nuclear agreement on the Iran nuclear program
500
NATO (north american treaty organization)
Western Europe and the U.S was called by this organization
500
What is Glasnost
This term that means "Openness" allowed Soviets to have more freedom
500
Containment
This word describes what the U.S. wanted to do with communism and was illustrated in the Truman Doctrine
500
What is Gorbachev
Under this leader, Communism began to loosen its grip in the Soviet Union
500
What is the cultural revolution
This revolution came along with modernization