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100
Soviet leader in the early years after World War II.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
100
Capital city of Russia.
What is Moscow?
100
War during which the Soviet Union gained control of eastern Europe.
What was World War II?
100
Term that describes a period in which two powerful nations distrust each otehr and use every means of fighting without actually going to war
What is a "cold war"?
100
The political and diplomatic independence from the Cold War Powers.
What is Nonalignment?
200
The rebel leader who set up communism in Cuba.
Who is Fidel Castro?
200
Communist nation off the coast of Florida.
What is Cuba?
200
Major political party of the Soviet Union.
What is the Communist party?
200
Agreements between nations to help each other in case of attack
What are alliances?
200
The forcible overthrow of the government.
What is coup d' 'etat.
300
President of the US during the Cuban Missle Crisis
Who was John F. Kennedy?
300
Area known for its oil reserves.
What is the Middle East?
300
Structure Built to seperate East and West Berlin around the world war 2 era
What is the Berlin Wall?
300
Imaginary Barrier that prevents the free exchange of ideas and people between communist and free nations in Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
300
Collective Farms withing Israel.
What is Kibbutz?
400
Communist leader of China after WWII
Who was Maro Tse-Tung?
400
Body of water the Suez Canal connects to the Red Sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Organization created to keep peace in the world
What is the United Nations?
400
Idea that communism must be within its existing boundaries not allowed to spread.
What is the policy of containment?
400
First Arab leader to make peace with Israel.
Who was Anwar Sadat?
500
Man who first mentioned the "iron curtain" that separated the free and communist sections of Europe.
Who was Winston Churchill?
500
Strait that controls the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
500
Product that Cuba sold to the US before the communist takeover
What is sugar?
500
Countries in Eastern Europe that have communist governments and are partly controlled by the Soviet Union
What are satellites?
500
He came to power in the Philippines during the "people power" revolution.
Who is Corazon Aquino?