Cold War
Who were the two rivals during the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
Who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin.
What year did Russia invade Crimea?
2014.
What is a sanction?
A penalty to punish a country economically.
What continent is most of Russia located in?
Asia.
Name the two main proxy wars during the Cold War?
Korean War and Vietnam War
Who was the first president of Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed?
Boris Yeltsin.
What year did the full-scale invasion of Ukraine begin?
2022.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What is the capital city of Russia?
Moscow.
What was the Iron Curtain?
The symbolic division between Eastern and Western Europe.
Who is Ukraine's current president?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv.
What is diplomacy?
Peaceful negotiation between countries.
What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
What leader introduced glasnot?
Gorbachev.
What international group did Ukraine want to join that worried Russia?
NATO.
What is one way the United States has helped Ukraine without fighting directly?
Sending weapons and military aid.
What event officially ended the Cold War?
The Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
What position did Putin hold before becoming president?
KGB agent and later Prime Minister.
What peninsula did Russia annex from Ukraine?
Crimea.
What is one way to avoid war with Russia?
Use of diplomacy and sanctions.