WH U12b Quiz (Cold War & Beyond, Ch. 27 & 28, Sec. 1&2)

The mutual defense pact between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called

After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and

In 1991, a coup against Gorbachev was stopped by _____ but he later took over as president.

In the 1950s, what was the status of most countries in Eastern Europe

In 1989, the _______________ was torn down.

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to

Who was the leader of the communists in China?

Soviet Leader who succeeded Khrushchev and sought to assert Soviet power in Eastern Europe

What was the Berlin airlift a response to?

The act that prohibited racial discrimination in employment and in public facilities is the

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of

A relaxation of tension and improved between the two superpowers was called?

Who was the Communist leader of Cuba who allowed SU nukes to be kept in Cuba?

Which American President called the Soviet Union an "evil empire"

Which Soviet leader started reforms to fix the economy and make Russia more open?

The imaginary line that split the West European from the East European countries after WW2 was

The first satellite launched into space was

What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?

The purpose of MLK Jr.'s March on Washington, D.C., was to

Any cooperation between the superpowers collapsed in 1979 when the Soviets invaded

How did the U.S. respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO were United States' responses to the

What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing

Lech Walesa organized a national trade union known as Solidarity in