Terms
What was the policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism called?
Containment
What major event brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war in 1962?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Who succeeded Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
What is the term for a competition between countries for superior nuclear weaponry?
The Arms Race
What war took place from 1950 to 1953 on the Korean Peninsula?
The Korean War
Who was the first leader of communist Cuba?
Fidel Castro
What was the name of the U.S. policy to rebuild war-torn Europe after WWII?
The Marshall Plan
What European city was divided by a wall during the Cold War
Berlin
Which U.S. president declared "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?
Ronald Reagan
What does MAD stand for in the context of nuclear deterrence?
Mutually Assured Destruction
What failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 embarrassed the United States?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
What was the name of the U.S. Cold War strategy of providing economic and military aid to prevent the spread of communism?
The Truman Doctrine
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of the Cold War?
Winston Churchill