Cold War Review Extravaganza

The Korean War ended in a stalemate with North and South Korea divided at the

This defensive alliance was formed among the U.S. and Western European countries in 1949?

To counter NATO, the Soviet Union and countries of Eastern Europe formed this alliance in 1955?

Even though the U.S. is a mixed economy, the U.S. leans towards this type of economic system?

This international organization was formed after WWII to maintain peace and security?

McCarthyism related to what during the Cold War?

In the 1950s, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of the following offense?

Why did the U.S. send troops to fight in both Korea and Vietnam?

The Vietnam War was a widely popular war in the U.S., and led to an American victory?

Which U.S. President said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

This country turned Communist in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong?

What happened to Germany immediately after World War II?

Which country controlled East Berlin during the Cold War and promoted the building of the wall?

President Reagan's plan to put weapons in space to shoot down Soviet missiles was called

A competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to stockpile and build more and better weapons?

Why was the launching of Sputnik 1 so alarming to the U.S. and the countries of Western Europe?

This Soviet leader was responsible for instituting the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?

This event served as the turning point for the U.S. in the Vietnam War?

The U.S. financial aid plan to help weakened countries of Europe after World War II was

Blocking Communist expansion into other countries was our policy of . . .

Arms control efforts like the SALT Treaty would be an example of 

The "Cold War" was essentially a competition between

These two countries emerged as the 2 sole Superpowers after WWII and engaged in a "Cold War"?

Which country tried to put nuclear missiles in Cuba aimed at the United States?

What type of economy did the Communist Soviet Union have?

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age to 18?

This U.S. President guided us through the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Winston Churchill compared Soviet control of Eastern Europe to an

How did President Truman respond to the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin?

This leader was instrumental in successfully spreading Communism throughout Vietnam?