On 2 March 1969, this dispute took an exceptionally violent turn when Chinese forces fired on Soviet border troops patrolling Zhenbao.
What is the Border War
100
considered one of the biggest failures of containment during the Cold War.
What is Vietnam
100
The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first manmade object to orbit the earth and the US feels inferior.
What is the Space Race
100
in power from 1924 until his death in 1953.
Who is Stalin
100
the practice of pushing dangerous events to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome
What is brinkmanship
200
act of Khrushchev that left Mao feeling betrayed.
What is destalinization
200
Khrushchev demands western forces be pulled out of West Berlin and issues an ultimatum to President Eisenhower in 1961.
What is the second Berlin Crisis
200
the soviets shoot down an American spy plane gathering information over Russian territory.
What is the U2 Incident
200
calls Khrushchev a 'redundant old boot'
Who is Mao
200
promoted by a Soviet leader that asserted that the Soviet Union had the right to use military force to maintain peace in the Eastern Bloc.
What is Brezhnev Doctrine
300
USSR gave fighter planes to troops in conflict with PRC, but denied having involvement in the conflict.
What is Sino-Indian War
300
In 1953 a peace treaty was signed at Panmunjom.
What is Korean War
300
US had missiles in Turkey and USSR had missiles in Cuba.
What the Cuban Missile Crisis
300
the initiator of SDI (star wars)
Who is Ronald Reagan
300
a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s.
What is perestroika
400
USSR withdraws financial support and Mao steps in and replaces it.
What is Albania (1961)
400
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation on October 1, 1949.
What is People's Republic of China (PRC)
400
a thawing of relations, involved the introduction of SALT
What is détente
400
Iron Curtain Speech
Who is Winston Churchill
400
a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 with the intent to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union.
What is SDI (Star Wars)
500
Mao feels the PRC had been exploited by the USSR during this conflict because of the high cost at the end.
What is the Korean War
500
Recognized as the official state of China by the US; led by Chiang Kai-shek.
What is Taiwan
500
Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union this in 1983.
What is the Evil Empire
500
Ostpolitik
Who is West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
500
a system of politics based on a country's situation and its needs rather than on ideas about what is morally right and wrong.