Post WW II
The Big Three
Who were FDR (or Truman), Stalin, and Churchill
This organization was formed to encourage peaceful interactions between countries
What is The United Nations
The leader of Chinese Communism
Who is Mao Zedong
The result of the Korean War
A ceasefire which exists to this day
What is glasnost
These two nations emerged as superpowers after WW II
What are the United States and Soviet Union
An alliance of the Western Democracies formed during The Cold War
What is NATO
Collectivization of farming and industry reforms which ended in disaster were named
What is The Great Leap Forward
What did President Reagan encourage Gorbachev to do to show he was serious about liberalizing Communism.
What is Tear down this wall
Supplies are flown into Berlin which is surrounded by Communists
What is The Berlin Airlift
In 1962 the world teetered on the edge of war between the us because of this incident.
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is Russia (or the Soviet Union)
The Nationalist leader of Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh
Lech Walesa founded this trade union which became a political party in 1980
What is Solidarity
The US President who establishes Containment of Communism
Who is Harry Truman?
Eisenhower's policy of pushing the Soviets to the brink of war.
What is Brinksmanship
In the 1960's Mao encouraged young people to persecute millions of people in this event
What is The Cultural Revolution
The colonial power which fought the Viet Minh (Viet Cong) in the early phase of the Vietnam War
Who is France
USSR meant
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
This European nation is the focal point of the early phases of The Cold War
What is Germany?
The term for letting go of tension the way a bowman would do on the string for an arrow.
What is Détente
The US President who started to normalize relations between the US and China
Who is President Nixon
The political belief which caused the US to commit to South Vietnam
What is The Domino Theory
Hammer - Workers
Sickle - Farmers