The Cold War (1945-1991)

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?

The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow

What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. called?

Which of the following was NOT one of the agreements made during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What is the military alliance among the U.S., Canada, & nine Western European countries called?

Which of the following was one of the goals of the Marshall Plan (1947)?

What happened to Germany after WWII?

What is the alliance among the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in Eastern Europe?

The state of tension between nations w/o armed conflict between the main rivals was known as

What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?

What divided German city became a place of tension in the Cold War?

What were the Soviet controlled border nations between U.S.S.R. and the West in Europe called?

Who was the first communist leader of North Korea?

What is the dividing line between North an d South Korea is known as?

Who was the soviet Leader who reformed the USSR in the 1980s?

While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany

Which of the following is the best answer for the start of the Korean War?

What were Gorbachev's social reform that ended religious bans & censorship in the Soviet Union?

What was the treaty that limited the number of ICBM missiles signed by the U.S. & U.S.S.R?

Who was the sole superpower after the Cold War?

Who was the leader of Red China after the revolution until 1970s?

True or False: China was communist during the Cold War.

President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must

What ended the cold war?

What was Mao’s policy to re-start the revolution by starting peasant uprisings?

What is the practice of going to the verge of war in order to win an advantage over a enemy?

The term the “Iron Curtain” originated by Winston Churchill. Where was he referring to?

Which best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?

What is the policy of limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control called?

Who was the leader of USSR in the 1950’s-1960’s?

The Warsaw pact was Soviet reaction to what U.S. led action

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Following the United States’ military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam

What was the goal of the USSR during the Cold War?

Who was the first U.S. President to go to China?

How did the U.S. respond to the Berlin Blockade?

All of the following were conflicts during the Cold War EXEPT

The Soviet Afghanistan War resulted in ____________ for the Russian people.

What was one of Stalin’s goals in Eastern Europe?

What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions?

Why were there 'proxy wars' during the Cold War?

Which country launched the first satellite into space, SputnikIon October 4, 1957?

Who was the leader of communist Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The U.S., U.S.S.R.(Russia), Britain, France, &______are permanent members of he United Nations.

How did the Korean War escalate Cold War tensions?

Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of unsuccessful economic reform in the Soviet Union

Which of the following doctrines promised to aid nations struggling against communist movement?

Who was the leader after China’s civil war had ended?

Why was NATO formed?

Who was the General of the U.S. and U.N troops during the Korean Conflict?

Which country joined the Korean War after U.N. forces reached North Korea?

The Soviet Union set up the __________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

What does NATO mean?

What did the U.S. offer to strengthen democratic governments in Europe?

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?