Cold War / Post Cold War

The 1970s are known better relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union. This period is called

The U.S. involvement in Gulf War I (1991) resulted from Iraq's invasion of _____.

In the late 1980s, the Soviet Government pursued _____ in order to reduce/free up government $ to help the Economy

All of the following are problems resulting from the Soviet command economy EXCEPT

In reaction to the threat of Communist takeover in Greece and Turkey, the United States

The U.S. policy the aimed to prevent the spread of communism is known as

All of the following are examples of post Cold War Ethnic/nationalistic conflicts EXCEPT

The program in which the U.S. spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe is known as

The belief that if one nation falls to communism, others will follow, is known as

How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet Blockade of Berlin in 1949

The Nuremberg Trials are...

What was the Warsaw pact?

Which Soviet Premier began reforms that eventually helped bring down communism is Russia?

The United States successfully contain communism North of the 38th Parallel in this Cold War conflict

The military alliance formed by The U.S. and Western European Nations

In which two countries did rebellions occur until they were crushed by the Soviet military?***

The Soviet government grew open to freedom of speech under a program called

Since the end of the Cold War in (c. 1990) the U.S. focus has been on which part of the world

The attacks against the United States on 9/11 were initiated by

Containment is the opposite of

The U.S. invaded these two countries as part of its war on terror

The Leader of the Solidarity movement in Poland was

Which of the following was the U.S. unsuccessful in containing communism?

Which of the following DID NOT occur after the fall of communism

The anti-communist movement in Poland is known as

The event that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War was

What image did Winston Churchill use to describe the division of Europe

All of the following events from WWII led to the beginning of the Cold War EXCEPT

Alliances, by pledging support to their allies in case of attack, agree to the principle of

What could be described as an "island of democracy in a sea of Communism"?

Which statement is true about ethnic cleansing?

In order to prevent refugees from seeking freedom, a wall was built

Which nation did the U.S. invade in 2002 because it was where Osama bin Laden was hiding

The Cold War Event that nearly led to a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was

One reason for rebellion against Communist rule in the Soviet Union was

The attempted elimination of an ethnic group from a society is known as

All of the following are result of the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe EXCEPT

The United States removal of missiles from Turkey was the agreement reached with the Soviet that ended

Which of the following is synonymous with the beginning of the Space Race?

By threatening massive retaliation the US/USSR prevented attacks on each other. This is called

Limited economic freedom was allowed in the Soviet Union under what program?

The ties among European nations to economically compete with the United States is***