The Cold War

The Truman Doctrine of __________ was a guiding principle of American Foreign Policy.

NATO was formed as a defensive alliance among which two groups?

The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of __________.

True or False: The United States and the Soviet Union held the same fundamental values.

In 1950 this U.S. Senator began a "communist witch hunt" in the United States.

During this time period, the United States represented this type of political institution.

True or False: In the 1950's the threat of nuclear war was ever-present during The Cold War.

______ exploration served as another dramatic arena for Cold War competition.

The ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation caused some Americans to build _______.

NATO stands for:

Soviet allies in Eastern Europe formed the _________ Pact.

America, under President Eisenhower, adopted a policy of _______ to deter nuclear strikes.

Which U.S. president helped to close The Cold War?

The communist takeover in ___ shortly after WWII increased American fears of further communism.

In 1987 this U.S. President and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the INF treaty.

The Soviet Union was a totalitarian government with a _________ economic system.

American officials encouraged the development of atomic weapons, which began the "_____ race"

Because of the Warsaw Pact, both sides maintained large military forces for nearly ____ years.

True or False: The Berlin Wall fell in 1988.

True or False: China and The Soviet Union became strong allies.