32 degrees
Which term describes he symbolic separation between Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and Western democracies.
The Iron Curtain
What was the purpose of NATO? and what does it stand for
Military alliance to counter Soviet expansion, North Atlatic Treaty Organization
What Soviet achievement in 1957 escalated the space race?
Launch of Sputnik
What event triggered the start of the Korean War in 1950?
North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel.
What policies introduced by Gorbachev aimed for openness and economic reform?
Perestroikia and Glasnost
Why was Germany divided into four zones after WWII?
Which four nations divided it?
To allow the Allies to administer and denazify Germany.
France, UK, USA, UUSR
What was the Soviet Union's response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
What theory said if one country fell to communism, nearby nations would follow?
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and how did it impact U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
It gave President Johnson broad powers to escalate U.S. military involvement without an official declaration of war.
What treaty reduced U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range nuclear forces?
INF Treaty - Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
What organization was created in 1945 to promote peace and international cooperation?
The United Nations
What major event succeeded in supplying West Berlin with resources/provisions during the Soviet blockade?
The Berlin Airlift
What did the 1963 "hotline" between the U.S. and USSR accomplish?
Enabled direct communication to prevent accidental conflicts between the USA and USSR
What was the significance of the U.S. landing on the moon in 1969 during the Cold War?
It demonstrated American technological superiority over the Soviet Union and fulfilled JFK’s goal of "winning" the Space Race
What doctrine prioritized practical policy over ideological purity in U.S. foreign policy? Proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev
Realpolitik
What was the policy of containment, and why was it important during the Cold War?
Containment was the U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism through diplomatic, military, and economic actions.
What incident involved the USSR shooting down a U.S. spy plane in 1960?
U-2 Incident
Given the weapons available on each side, what strategy deterred nuclear war by guaranteeing mutual destruction capabilities?
Mutually Assured Destruction
What were the main goals of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society programs?
To eliminate poverty and racial injustice through social reforms like Medicare, Medicaid, and education funding.
Who was the U.S. president that proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative? people described it as star wars
Ronald Reagan
What was the main goal of the Yalta Conference in 1945?
(Coordinate post-WWII plans among Allies, including dividing Germany)
What was the outcome of the Korean War, and how did it affect the Korean Peninsula?
The war ended in a stalemate with Korea still divided at the 38th parallel, creating lasting tensions between North and South Korea.
How did Truman support civil rights?
Desegregated the military and pushed for civil rights legislation
What was the main goal of the U.S. "Vietnamization" policy during the Vietnam War?
To gradually withdraw American troops and transfer combat responsibility to South Vietnamese forces.
How did reforms inside the Soviet Union weaken its government and contribute to the end of the Cold War?
(New policies encouraged more political freedom and economic changes, which reduced government control and helped lead to the Soviet Union’s collapse.)