Cold War
The Cold War was mainly a conflict between these two superpowers
The Cold War was mainly a conflict between these two superpowers
This controversial figure gained influence in the Russian royal family during World War I.
Who was Grigori Rasputin?
This icy continent is governed by an international treaty banning military activity.
What is Antarctica?
Winter conditions played a major role in weakening armies during this 20th-century global conflict.
What is World War II?
This term describes a conflict fought without direct military combat between superpowers.
Proxy War
This Russian ruler was in power during the hardships that led to the 1917 revolutions.
Who was Tsar Nicholas II?
The Northwest Passage was sought as a shortcut through this ocean region.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
This U.S. war in Asia saw troops fighting in extreme cold despite being far from Europe.
What is the Korean War?
This wall became the most famous symbol of Cold War division in Europe
What is the Berlin Wall?
Napoleon’s retreat from this country in 1812 devastated his army.
What is Russia?
This indigenous group adapted to Arctic life using igloos and fur clothing.
Who are the Inuit?
This European dictator underestimated winter conditions during his invasion of the Soviet Union.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
This Cold War crisis in 1962 brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Washington’s army endured a harsh winter here in 1777–1778.
What is Valley Forge?
This group of American pioneers traveling west in 1846 became trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada and resorted to cannibalism to survive.
Who were the Donner Party?
Winter weather and poor preparation contributed to massive losses during this 19th-century military campaign.
What is Napoleon’s invasion of Russia (1812)?
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War.
What is containment?
Hitler’s invasion failed in part due to this Russian winter during WWII.
What is Operation Barbarossa?
This British explorer died attempting to reach the South Pole in 1912.
Who is Robert Falcon Scott?
This 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union stalled in part because troops were unprepared for winter conditions.
What is Operation Barbarossa?