Review - Topic 14 - The Cold War

Who appealed to communists for help in establishing an independent Vietnam?

SALT stands for:

After Kennedy's assassination, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson ______ the war in Vietnam.

The border between North Korea and South Korea runs along the:

The nickname for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program was called:

How did the Allies respond to the Soviet Union cutting off access into the western zones of Berlin?

Which communist dictator led a popular revolution in Cuba before establishing an authoritarian regime?

The  Soviet policy of democratic and free-market reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s was known as:

Who described the "Domino Theory" as one country falling to communism would lead to its neighbors like a row of dominos?

The extreme paranoia of communist infiltration into the American way of life (Red Scare) was exacerbated by who?

In the Vietnam War, American soldiers fought against the:

The NATO alliance originally consisted of ________, although it has grown to 32 members today.

The _____ invasion was a failed attempt by Cuban exiles supported by the U.S. to retake Cuba.

During the Cold War era, what was the source of power for most newer comic book superheroes?

The Soviet Union saw NATO as a threat and formed the Warsaw Pact, which included all BUT which of the following?

What term describes "a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved"?

ICBM stands for:

MAD stands for:

What 1964 event did the U.S. use as justification for entry into the Vietnam War?

What was seen as the turning point in the Vietnam War?

The policy of lessening Cold War tensions is known as:

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin?

Which dictator took control of North Korea immediately following the Korean War until his son took over in 1994?

How was Germany divided at the conclusion of World War II (at the Yalta Conference)?

What international incident in 1962 led to the world collectively holding its breath in anticipation of nuclear war?

North Korea's invasion of South Korea was opposed by forces led by General:

What was the final outcome of the Korean War?

What U.S. foreign policy focused on blocking Soviet influence and stopping the expansion of communism?

The U.S. policy of financial support for countries that rejected communism is called:

What scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation to avoid impeachment?

What key event in the Space Race between the U.S. and Soviet Union occurred in 1969?

Who referred to the post-war division of Europe as "an iron curtain [that] has descended across the continent"?

Chairman Mao's "Red Guards" were composed primarily of:

What was the name of the communist faction led by Pol Pot that established a brutal regime in Cambodia after Vietnam?

ABM stands for:

At what American University did the National Guard fire on anti-war protestors (killing 4 and wounding 9) in 1970?

The U.S. program which provided food, machinery, and other materials to help rebuild Western Europe was known as the:

During the Cold War, many Americans built bomb shelters to protect their families from:

What term refers to an "economic downturn lasting 6+ months in a row"?

Ian Fleming was famous for writing Cold War _____ novels.