People
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100
Indian non-violence leader who led the salt march.
Mahatma Gandhi
100
Competition between the US and USSR for world power.
The Cold War
100
the USSR's political theory during the cold war was _____. This theory meant _______.
Communism. Full government control over the economy.
100
Economic system based on private ownership of the means of production.
Capitalism
100
US mutual defense alliance with western nations.
NATO
200
Who was the first communist leader in China?
Mao Zedong
200
USSR held missile in cuba and threated the US with them.
Cuban Missile Crisis
200
British prime minister during the cold war.
Winston Churchill
200
US provided west berlin with goods and supplies.
Berlin Airlift
200
US plan to rebuild Europe after WWII.
Marshal Plan
300
The Bay of Pigs invasion's purpose was to overthrow which Cuban leader?
Fidel Castro
300
Which event marked the end of the Cold War?
*Extra 50 points if you can say what year
The fall of the Berlin Wall. (1989)
300
Two countries are willing to go to the edge of war with the threat of nuclear weapons. It will end in the total annihilation of both sides.
Mutually Assured Destruction
300
Mao Zedong's plan to rapidly industrialize China.
Great Leap Forward
300
Conflicts where major powers support opposing sides indirectly.
Proxy Wars
400
Who was the first man on the moon? What was the name of the mission?
Neil Armstrong. 1969.
400
What was the USSR's response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
400
Newly freed nations met and decided to not adopt capitalist or communist policies.
Non-Aligned Movement
400
US and USSR race to develop new technology and achieve military and nuclear superiority.
Arms Race
400
Why couldn't Britain maintain India after WWII?
Destroyed military and war debts.
500
Who is this?
Mikhail Gorbachev
500
What does the red line in this picture represent?
The Iron Curtain
500
Nationalist movement that emerged in Europe which primarily sought to establish a Jewish state.
Zionism
500
Gorbachev's policies of openness and economic reconstruction.
Glasnost and Perestroika
500
British troops open fired on a group of unarmed peaceful Indian protesters.
Amritsar Massacre