Cold War

This "revolution" in Persia, attempted to "westernize" Iran and increase civil rights. 

Winston Churchill called the division between Eastern and Western Europe a

Which of the following was NOT a reform of Gorbachev?

In response to Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, the United States

He was the first Polish Pope & encouraged people in Eastern Europe to be disobedient  

These were pro-communist forces in Nicaragua & engaged in human rights abuses. 

President Johnson was given a "Blank Check" in Vietnam following the 

This series of battles led many people in the United States to question the Vietnam War. 

True or False: The Cold War was a period of intense cold that led most people to want to fight

This economic system allows private ownership of industry. 

This is sometimes referred to as "The Forgotten War" in American History. 

This policy called for more "openness" in the Soviet Union.

President Truman developed a policy of __________ hoping to stop the spread of communism.

This theory argued that if Vietnam fell to communist, soon its neighbors would follow

This movement in Poland helped bring down communism there through strikes & civil disobedience

He was the communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 

This plan, developed by the Sec. of State, provided money to rebuild Europe after WWII. 

He engaged in a policy of De-Stalinization or a removal of Stalin's oppressive policies. 

When the Soviet Union cut off West Berlin

True or False: Communists in China promised private ownership of land and resources

This term was used to describe unaligned nations with developing economies. 

The CIA supported these fundamentalist nationalists in Afghanistan against the Soviets. 

This Reagan policy was nicknamed "Star Wars" after a popular science fiction movie.

This defensive pact  was established to counter the threat of NATO

The Soviet Union "jumped out in front" of the United States in the Space Race with 

This American spy agency attempted to destabilize communist threats/nations

The Goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

Gen. Douglas MacArthur's surprise attack at __________________ Pushed North Korean Forces back

This theory argued that Russia's transition from communism to capitalism should be immediate

He became the first president of the Russian Federation and brought democracy to Russia. 

NATO was created in order to

He led the Iranian Revolution that transformed that nation into an Islamic state. 

President Yeltsin and Putin attempted to bring this Caucus nation back into Russia in the 1990s

This supply route followed the border between Vietnam & Cambodia & supplied communist forces 

This conflict became known as "The Soviet Union's Vietnam" due to the cost and loss of life