Acronyms
Supranational organisation formed in 1945 aimed to stop a third world war, and so far technically successful
What is the UN?
The conflict of "Fortunate Son" from 1955 to 1975 in an ELP destination, ending in a communist victory
What is the Vietnam War?
German philosopher, author of the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, with a sick beard
Who was M-A-R-X?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the USSR, is more commonly known as this two-word phrase
What is Soviet Union?
Barrier that split the capital of Germany in half, running down the financial core of New York City
What is Berlin Wall Street?
35th President of the United States, serving during the height of the Cold War, and having famously had a headache, is most commonly referred to with these initials
Who was JFK?
Also known as the "Forgotten War" in American culture, this left a country divided in two along a DMZ until the current day and has not officially ended
What is the Korean War?
Cigar-toting Cuban authoritarian leader who led from 1959 to 2008
Who was C-A-S-T-R-O?
A pact between Eastern European nations, whose capitals include Moscow, Warsaw, and Bucharest
What is the Warsaw Pact?
Taylor Swift's single from "1989" participates in a US-Soviet competition to reach the Moon first
What is Blank Space Race?
A military alliance involving European and North American countries with the express purpose to oppose the Eastern Bloc
What is NATO?
This war is technically a continuation: it resumed after a truce in WWII and ended with one side exiled from the mainland onto an island in 1949
What is the Chinese Civil War?
Last Premier of the Soviet Union who starred in a Pizza Hut commercial, birthmark and all
Who was G-O-R-B-A-C-H-E-V?
A defense policy that prevents world leaders from launching nukes at each other if they get too mad
What is MAD?
Marshall Plan enacting president finds that his life is broadcast as reality television, starring Jim Carrey
What is Harry Truman Show?
Two rounds of bilateral conferences and treaties between the US and the Soviet Union for detenté shares a name with a common preservative and flavoring
What is SALT?
The Soviet Union tried for ten years to invade this "Graveyard of Empires" and unsurprisingly failed
What is Afghanistan?
Former US Secretary of State who oversaw detenté, normalized relations with China, and the relentless bombing of Southeast Asia, passed away last year at the age of 100
Who was K-I-S-S-I-N-G-E-R?
A war between Israel and most of the Arab world in June of 1967 lasted six days and ended in a surprising Israeli victory
What is the Six-Day War?
Hong Kong's Times Square location where the US launched an invasion of Cuba in 1961
What is Causeway Bay of Pigs?
With categories such as chemical, biological, or nuclear, this acronym is devastating in war, and is banned from mass production in most countries
What are WMDs?
A series of post-Cold-War ethnic conflicts, independence movements, and insurgencies that began in 1991 both led up to and resulted in the breakup of this Southeast European republic into six countries, such as Slovenia and Serbia
What is Yugoslavia?
The First Secretary of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (Hint: three Hs!)
Who was K-H-R-U-S-H-C-H-E-V?
The "Viet Cong", a communist guerilla group active during the Vietnam War, means this in English
What are "Vietnamese Communists?"
Polar region in the north where modern superpowers compete for resources in an iconic opening song from "The Lion King"
What is the Arctic Circle of Life?