Cold War Begins
Which two global superpowers remained after WWII?
United States & Soviet Union
This leader brought communism to China
Mao Zedong
In response to the Soviets launching the Sputnik satellite and trying to catch up with the Soviets in the space race, the United States created this government space agency
NASA
This intelligence organization, started by the Soviets, engaged in covert operations, such as spying, espionage, sabotage, and assassinations
KGB
This was the symbolic end of the Cold War
Fall of Berlin Wall
He was leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War
Joseph Stalin
All Chinese citizens were required to carry and be able to recite quotes from this literary object
The Soviets gained “first strike” capability over the U.S. when they set up nuclear missiles in the country of ___, only 90 miles off the coast of Florida
Cuba
The theory that the United States and the Soviet Union had enough nuclear weapons to completely destroy each other is called
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
Reagan’s space program in the arms race with the Soviets was a system of anti-missile satellites called SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative). It was more popularly known as ___
Star Wars
The divide between Communist East and Democratic West Europe was known as this
Iron Curtain
Mao’s massive program to improve the industry and agriculture of China was called the
Great Leap Forward
The Vietnam War was at first a conflict between Vietnam and ___
France
Threatening to use nuclear weapons and the willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose your enemy is called
Brinkmanship
This was the reform-minded leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s whose reforms would inadvertently lead to the downfall of communism
Mikhail Gorbachev
The two military alliances or "blocs" formed between the west and east were known as
NATO & Warsaw Pact
This is the boundary line that divides communist North Korea from democratic South Korea.
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
This was the name of the group of North Vietnamese Communists
Vietcong
President Nixon looked for ways to ease tensions with Cold War rivals. This policy was known as ___.
Detente'
One of Americas most disgraceful presidential scandals allocating weapons and money to terrorists and drug cartels orchestrated by Lt. Col Oliver North enabled by President Reagan
Iran-Contra Affair
These countries divided this country into four "zones of occupation"
Britain France USA USSR x Germany
This group was responsible for enforcing communist beliefs in China and punishing anyone who opposed Mao’s ideas
Red Guard
This leader would successfully win a war with United States assistance against neighboring Iran during the 80's leading to several wars throughout the Persian Gulf in decades to follow
Saddam Hussein
This was the agreement between the United States and Soviet Union to limit the number of ICBMs each country had.
Strategic Arms Limitations Talk (SALT)
Gorbachev began three major domestic reforms to try and transform a failing Communist system they were...
Glasnost Perestroika Democratization