Cold War
The years between the end of World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1985 where known as...
The Cold War
What superpower is the Communist nation of Cuba closest to?
The United States
Name one proxy war conflict
Korean War
Afghanistan vs Soviet Union
United States and Vietnam
...
This nation and it's Western European Allies supported Capitalism...
The United States of America
Who scored the first victory in the Space Race?
The Soviet Union with the launch of Sputnik
The Cold War was a conflict between which 2 Super Powers...
The Soviet Union and the USA
What types of Missiles (bombs) were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nuclear Bombs.
Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs.
Who fought during the Korea War?
North vs South Korea.
The North backed by the communists.
The South by Americans
The Soviet Union (USSR)
Who was the leader of the Warsaw Pact?
The Soviet Union
This man coined the Term "The Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill
What was the name of the Communist leader of Cuba during the Crisis?
Fidel Castro
Was the Vietnam War a victory for the United States? Why or why not.
No, the war ended with military withdrawal of US troops and Vietnam becoming communist
Capitalism supports...
The free market and civil liberties
Define Proxy War...
A conflict between two actors in which neither directly engages the other
Who founded NATO?
The United States
Canada and 10 other Western European Nation States
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2 Outcomes)
2. NATO withdrew nuclear missiles from Turkey
What was the group called in Afghanistan that fought against the Soviet invasion with the help of the Americans?
The Mujahideen
What was the goal of the Warsaw Pact?
To spread communism around the world and defeat western bloc
What was the Marshall Plan?
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
Explain the Truman Doctrine
This was the United States policy to contain Communism in Europe and to keep it from spreading.
This failed invasion, by the US backed anti-communist rebels, did not succeed in overthrowing the Communist government of Cuba
The Bay of Pigs
Were the proxy wars successful for the superpowers? Who suffered the most in these conflicts?
Both superpowers avoided nuclear war.
The countries and peoples caught in the middle
What are 3 aspects of communism?
Central control of Market/Resources
Authoritarian Government (No civil liberties)
Abolish Private Property
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
OR
Name of the rocket ship which brought him?
Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11