Cold War Causes
What was the principal ideological cause of the Cold War?
What is: Capitalism versus Communism
How did the US and USSR fight during the Cold War?
What is: Proxy Wars
China's economy most closely mirrored which major global power after 1949?
What is: the Soviet Union
Leaders in Africa and Asia, such as Ho Chi Minh and Kwame Nkrumah have what in common?
What is: Opposition to colonial rule
Which historical event is depicted on the back of the two-dollar bill?
What is: The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Cold War led to the proliferation of what type of weapon?
What is: Nuclear
Why did the US and USSR fight each other through proxy wars?
What is: to avoid direct military confrontations that could lead to nuclear war.
What was the name of the strategy the United States used to try to stop the spread of communism?
What is: containment/Truman Doctrine
What ideology most encouraged the decolonization movements in 3rd world countries?
What is: Nationalism
Which unusual reptile can shoot blood from its eyes?
What is: The horned lizard
How did the US and USSR become the dominant superpowers during the Cold War?
What is: Military and economic decline of W. EU colonial empires after WWII
What was one proxy war the US and USSR engaged in during the Cold War?
What is: Vietnam, Korea, Chinese Civil War
What was the name of one of China's communist policies and what was its goal?
What is: Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution (Unite China under communist beliefs)
What is: Pan-Africanism
Which branch of mathematics gets its name from the Arabic word for "reuniting"?
What is: Algebra
What were the main alliance systems of the Cold War?
What is: NATO (US) v. Warsaw Pact (USSR)
Some historians believe the Cold War never really ended. Provide an example that supports this point and explain.
What is: Answers vary, but the Russian and Ukraine war would be a good example
These two Soviet policies, initiated by Gorbachev, effectively led to the end of the Soviet Union and communism's spread.
What is: Glasnost and Perestroika
The creation of what country after WWII led to increasing and ongoing conflicts with Palestine?
What is: Israel
What is the chemical symbol for the element with the atomic number 79?
What is: Au
What is the name of the event in which the world was at its closest to ever being ended by nuclear weapons?
What is: The Cuban Missile Crisis
How did ideological rivalries between the Western countries and the Soviet bloc lead to political instability or conflict in Asia?
What is: Cold War proxy wars
This term, coined by Eisenhower, described the fear that is one nation fell to communism, surrounding nations would follow.
What is: Domino Theory
What was the name of the movement that decided not to align with either the US or USSR?
What is: The Non-Aligned Movement
What is the name of the first computer virus?
What is: Creeper