Cold War Basics
This was the long conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII.
What is the Cold War?
The Korean War started in this year.
What is 1950?
These powerful weapons were developed during the Cold War.
What are nuclear weapons?
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII and early Cold War years.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This alliance included the U.S., Canada, and Western European countries.
What is NATO?
The U.S. economic system during the Cold War.
What is capitalism?
Korea was divided at this line of latitude.
What is the 38th Parallel?
The fear that both sides could destroy each other completely was called this.
What is mutually assured destruction (MAD)?
This U.S. president created the Truman Doctrine.
Who is Harry Truman?
The Soviet Union responded to NATO with this alliance.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
The Soviet Union’s economic and political system.
What is communism?
This event caused many Americans to lose support for the Vietnam War.
What is the Tet Offensive?
The U.S. and Soviet Union competed in this race to explore space.
What is the Space Race?
This Soviet leader helped end the Cold War with reforms like glasnost.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This U.S. plan gave money to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This wall divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
North Vietnam was supported by this communist country.
What is the Soviet Union?
The first satellite sent into space by the Soviet Union.
What is Sputnik?
This U.S. president said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This event in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War in Europe.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
This policy was meant to stop the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This event caused many Americans to lose support for the Vietnam War.
What is the Tet Offensive?
This 1962 crisis brought the world close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This Cuban communist leader worked with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Who is Fidel Castro?
This country broke apart in 1991, officially ending the Cold War.
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?