Conflicts
Was the first major conflict between communist and non-commnist nations
What was the Korean War
He was the leader of the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis and began a campaign of De-stalinization in an attempt to reach peace.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev
This was military alliance created by the U.S in an effort to counter Soviet influence in Europe
What was NATO
This 1945 U.S. project resulted in the creation of the first nuclear weapons
What was the Manhattan Project
Were the 2 main competitors in the Space Race
U.S and USSR
This 13 day event pushed the world towards a nuclear war.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
He is widely regarded as the most important American leader during the Cold War
Who was Harry S. Truman
A Soviet alliance formed in 1955 as a response to NATO
What was the Warsaw pact
This treaty between the U.S and USSR limited the number of anti-ballistic missile systems each country could have
What was the ABM Treaty
A U.S agency created in 1958 in response to Soviets advancements in space
What is NASA
Was the first battle of the Cold War
What was the Berlin Airlift
He led the communist revolution in Cuba
Who was Fidel Castro
This institution was created in 1944 and was mean to help rebuild the world economy after WW2 along
What was the World Bank
This was a weapon developed by the U.S in 1952 and was far more powerful and destructive than the atomic bomb
What was the Hydrogen Bomb
He was the first person to reach space.
Who was Yuri Gagarin
Was a decade long result of the Soviets invading this country in 1979
What was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
He was a Soviet leader who initiated reforms like Glasnost and Perestroika.
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev
This agency was created by the U.S in 1947 and was meant to get information/intelligence about foreign nations and preformed covert operations
What is the CIA
This idea maintained peace between 2 powerful nations as they knew they could destroy each other using nuclear weapons
What was Mutually Assured Destruction
This presidental speach was in response to landing the first person on the moon before the end of the decade
What was John. F Kennedy's Moon Speech
This was in 1956 when a country in eastern Europe tried to break away from the Soviet Union and ended up being overpowered by Soviet forces
What was the Hungarian Revolution
He was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary from 1982 to 1984
Who was Yuri Andropov
This U.S program was launched in 1948 and was meant to rebuild economies of countries in Western Europe after the events of WW2 to resist communism
What was the Marshall Plan
This was a defensive plan from 1983 created by the U.S. It aimed to intercept Soviet missiles and is often called "Star Wars"
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative
This U.S space progam was aimed at perfecting manuevering through space, docking and preparing for lunar missions.
What was the Gemini Program