Duplicate of COLD WAR

Which country supported Cuba?

Nuclear war avoided when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles if

Race to develop nuclear weapons during Cold War

Japanese colony divided at 38th parallel after WWII

Why did the Soviet Union set up communist governments in Eastern Europe?

Country that occupied East Germany after WWII

The first person to lead Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union was

Who became the communist leader of China?

Elected leader of USSR in 1982; started policy of glasnost and perestroika

Alliance of Western European nations to promote democracy

The Big Three included all EXCEPT

In response to Soviet blockade of W Berlin, the Allies flew food and other supplies into W Berl

The U.S. policy of holding back communism using military and other methods

The US theory that, if one Asian nation fell to communism, the rest of the region would become

Peacekeeping organization created after WWII to prevent future wars

Nations in the continent of _____were given support by USSR to establish communist governments

Why did East Germany have a lower standard of living than West Germany?

President that met with USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev and signed arms reduction treaty

Which leader wanted to use atomic bombs to end the Korean War?

The communist leader of Cuba was

Society without social classes or private property

Economic system in which businesses compete freely without government control

Both the US and the USSR feared

Event in which US spy planes discovered Soviet missiles being built in Cuba

The United States sent troops to Korea in an attempt to

United Nations members must do all of the following EXCEPT

Countries controlled by a more powerful country

What country put the first man on the moon?

North and South Korea are divided at the

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

First Latin American country to establish communist government

Perestroika is

Openness or new freedom that allowed Soviet citizens to speak out without fear of punishment

Decades in which resistance movements against communism were widespread

The Cold War lasted from ________ to ___________.

The US program providing aid to Western European countries after WWII to contain communism

Countries that occupied West Germany after WWII

Organization to promote free trade and strengthen economies of European countries

Term Churchill used to describe line between communist E-Europe & non-communist W. Europe was

Alliance of Eastern European nations to promote communism

Which of the following was NOT a communist country after WWII?

He became the communist leader of Vietnam.

Why was the Berlin Wall Built?

Which Soviet leader led the reforms in the USSR?

Race to explore space during Cold War

Which nation became communist under Fidel Castro?

The __________ was a race between the 2 superpowers to build up their supply of weapons.

Why did communism fall in the Soviet Union?

The Soviets were the first to launch a man-made satellite ______________ into space.