Cold War

The Cold War between the US and the former Soviet Union was a rivalry between what two forms of government?

28. American President who famously challenged the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall

The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 because everyone old enough to be drafted in the military should get to vote

Winston Churchill declared that an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe. What did he mean by the “iron curtain”?

War of Ideas between communists and non-communist countries

Why was NATO formed?

Which of the following best describes how the Korean War and the Vietnam War were similar?

President that feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union and ordered a blockade around Cuba

The United States sent troops to Vietnam_____.

What event in the 1960s brought the world close to a nuclear war?

Soviet leader that helped Castro set up the communist government in Cuba and hid nuclear missiles in Cuba

Americans' fear of communism following World War II led to

An alliance formed to stop the spread of communism

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to send people to space

A competition between nations to build powerful weapons

The Cold War was mostly a competition between the United States and

The Korean War ended in 1953. Which of the following was an EFFECT of the Korean War?

Lincoln was looking at historical posters that said No More War! Bring the Troops Home Now!. Why was this made?

What did Americans fear most during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962?

Ordinary people and businesses control the production of goods and services

The United States flew supplies to Berlin to help keep them free during the