Cold War Trivia

It included a massive arms buildup of nuclear warheads.

The "SALT talks" gave each nation a chance to understand each desires for limiting arms

The Vietnam War only intensified the tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union

The Space Race ended the same time the Cold War did.

The U.S. didn't have any knowledge about the Soviet Union missile sites that were being build.

The Cold War was from 1947- 1991.

Long-term processes and unexpected shocks were the cause of the Economic Crisis in the 1970s

The tension between the US and the Soviet Union led to an actual war.

Because the U.S. supported Irael in the Yom Kippur War, Arab nations stopped selling oil to the United States

The United States stayed out of the Korean War out of fear of communism

Even after the "iron curtain" came down, the Cold War didn't end in 1991

The Red Scare never happened

During the "Manhattan Project," espionage and spy rings were a major concern for the United States

During the Space Race, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.

South Vietnam defatted North Vietnam and won the war

Nixons policy "Vietnamization" which was to save American troop lives, failed