Global Engagement test: Cold War-Present

President Nixon wanted to withdraw troops from Vietnam

If one Southeastern Asian country fell to communism, then many will follow

Allowed citizens to vote for Communist Politicians

What country invaded the oil rich country of Kuwait starting the Persian Gulf War?

symbolized the fall of Communism with this wall's collapse:

Keep Soviet influence contained within existing boundaries

Relaxed government controls over farms and factories

Military alliance of US & many Western European countries

US & Soviet Union became involved in a competition to develop weapons of mass destruction

What was the name of the first satellite that the Soviet Union put into Space?

4 countries in control of Berlin:

Cuban Missile Crisis:

Coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities in South Vietnam

Intense rivalry between the US & its allies & the Soviet Union & its allies

the name of the pretend dividing line between Eastern Europe and Western Europe

Military alliance of Soviet Union & its allies

On 9/11/01 the US was attacked in 3 locations:

Line established after World War 2 as the border between North Korea & South Korea

An area with no military forces

3 leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis:

What country was the first to put a man on the moon & won the Space Race?

Aiming to kill as many enemy troops as possible rather than trying to secure territory

Form of govt that exerts strict control over people, all property, & business

Openness