The Cold War

The 38th parallel remains the dividing line between democracy and communism in

Soviet plan in the 1980s to allow more "openness" such as freedom of religion and speech.

Why did the government sell weapons to Iran during the Iran-Contra crisis?

Which portions of Europe became democratized after Autumn of Nations?

Program in the 1980s to allow some private enterprise and profit making in the Russian economy

Communist leader of China. He led the revolution to turn China communist after WW2.

Nationalist leader of China during WW2. He was pro-American

Americas Cold War policy to stop the spread of communism

US involvement in Vietnam & Soviet involvement in Afghanistan were motivated by a desire to

Fought in the early 1950s as the first armed struggle of the cold war

Soviet led alliance of Eastern Europena countries. It was meant to be the USSRs answer to NATO

Which event is considered the end of the Cold War?

Which of the following BEST describes the policy of brinksmenship?

Phase coined by Winston Churchill referring to the divide between Eastern and Western Europe

Why was the Sinews of peace speech memorable?

Which of the following did NOT factor into the struggle of the US to secure victory in Vietnam?

The first Soviet satellite launched into space.

He spent 27 years in prison for protesting apartheid but became president of South Africa.

Iranian Revolution

Why did President Kennedy attempt to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro?

Which statement BEST describes the Cold War in Africa and Asia?

In the Space Race, the Soviets beat America to____ but the USA beat the USSR to _____.

During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?

How were Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia affected by the Cold War?

Wanted to unite all of Vietnam as a single Communist nation

Kwame Nkrumah helped bring independence to this former British colony in 1947.

Which statement accurately describes the Non-Aligned Movement?

_____ is the belief that if one country fell to communism, all that surrounded it would also fall.

International Organization created after WW2 to promote peace and diplomacy.

Lenin's New Economic Policy and Gorbachev's policy of perestroika are similar that both

American sponsored program to aid Eurpoean countries economically after WW2