Cold War Quiz

Canada tried to smooth relations with Russia in the 1970s by:

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Which two ideologies were in conflict during the Cold War?

Berlin Wall fell in 1989 after Gorbachev's policy of

The FIRST international conflict in the Cold War

At the Yalta conference in 1945 THIS country was divided into communist and non-communist

This political party was founded in 1966 to protect black citizens from the police, and provide social programs

USA withdrew from Vietnam because

The Space Race began with this Russian achievement

Symbol of the Cold War

the creation of the "Eastern Bloc" was called:

1960 Peace Conference between Khrushchev and Eisenhower was cancelled because of

The invasion of ____________ in 1979, ruined the USSR's economy

The Tet Offensive in Vietnam also resulted in:

The two new weapons used by the USA in the Vietnam War

The ___________ riots of 1969 was the spark of the LGBTQ+ rights movement

HE famously spoke of his "dream" of equality at the March on Washington in 1963

The TRUMAN doctrine stated:

the 1950s is best characterized as a_____ culture

Leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War

US Mascot for defence against the Red Scare

Reason why USA HAD to contain communism abroad

This President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Organization for military defense against USSR

USA "hunt" for communist spies

Suez crisis of 1956 was caused by

MAIN Event that sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis

USA and USSR came CLOSEST to nuclear war during the: