Space
What was the name of the 1957 Soviet Satellite that became the first to orbit Earth?
Sputnik
The OAS was organized in 1948 to promote democracy, human rights, security, and development, in which specific continents?
North and South America
Which African civil war saw the forces of Cuba and South Africa intervene on opposite sides?
The Angolan Civil War.
British India was divided into how many independent nations in 1947?
2
Which 1970s crisis saw American diplomats detained in their embassy for more than a year?
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The United States created which agency in 1958 to coordinate civilian space exploration?
Which 1955 Soviet-led alliance formed in direct response to West Germany joining NATO?
Despite numerous interventions, which Asian proxy conflict ended in 1975 and saw the old capital renamed a year later?
The Vietnam War.
France’s defeat at which 1954 battle ended its colonial presence in Indochina?
What is Dien Bien Phu?
The Suez Crisis saw the armed forces of which three nations invade Egypt?
Israel, the United Kingdom, and France.
The phrase "Houston ... We've Got a Problem" was made famous by which aborted Apollo Mission?
Apollo 13.
Created to coordinate oil policy, which organization became a known geopolitical force after its 1973 embargo?
OPEC
Operation Ajax / Operation Boot overthrew the government of this Middle Eastern nation, reimposing monarchic rule?
Iran.
The Rhodesian Bush War ended with the renaming of Rhodesia into which African nation?
Zimbabwe
Khrushchev’s ultimatum over which city led to the construction of a wall in 1961?
Berlin
Which milestone did Valentina Tereshkova achieve in 1963?
First Woman in space.
Which 1947 agreement formalized post war trade liberalization and would eventually result in the WTO?
The GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade).
In 1973, Chilean president Salvador Allende was overthrown in a coup supported by the United States and led by which general?
Augusto Pinochet
The 1960 Year of Africa saw seventeen nations achieve independence from which colonial empires?
British, French, and Belgian.
Which term did President Kennedy use to designate American naval action around Cuba to stop the transfer of further Soviet armaments?
"Quarantine"
Colloquially and at times derogatorily called "Star Wars", what was the name of this 1980s hypothetical missile defense program?
The Strategic Defense Initiative
Which Soviet leader famously banged his shoe on the desk at a meeting of the UN?
Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet invasion of which nation prompted the U.S. to impose a grain embargo, after a sales deal had been concluded 7 years prior?
Which colonial conflict saw the collapse of the Fourth French Republic and President De Gaulle taking power in France?
The 1960 U-2 Incident saw an American plane, pilot, and surveillance equipment captured in which country?
The Soviet Union