Cold War

Who put the first animal, Laika the dog, into space?

What type of bomb did the Soviets build in 1949?

What was Truman hoping to stop with the Truman Doctrine?

What practice did the Americans and Soviets use as a nuclear deterrent?

National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam, the communist movement within South Vietnam.

What created the need for the Berlin Airlift?

There is worldwide concern over the strife between India and Pakistan because:

Which of the following best describes the reasoning behind non-violent protest?

Who was the first man into space?

Idea that Eisenhower subscribed to regarding Vietnam and the spread of communism in Asia.

Who controlled the South African government prior to 1994?

Which of the following is no longer communist?

What did military of United States and Britain put in place after Soviets put up roadblocks to supplies from the West?

What type of drills were school children perform in class of nuclear attack?

What was the first American space program called?

What name was given to the dividing line between the communist bloc nations and the democracies in Europe?

Who was the first American in space?

What was the purpose of the one-child policy in China?

Who took over as the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death?

What was the first man-made satellite put into orbit?

Alliance of nations led by US in agreement that in case of attack all would come to their aid.

What event in Indian history saw British soldiers and sepoys open fire on a crowd of peaceful protestors, killing 400?

What new Muslim nation emerged from the partition of India by the British in 1947?

Of the four nations with occupation zones in Germany never agreed with the other three on what to do in Germany?

What is the term that means “government-sanctioned separation of races” in South Africa?

What Soviet leader brought about the changes that led to fall of communism in Europe?

Which of the following was an attempt by the US to rally anti-communist sentiment among the people in Cuba?

Where did a peaceful protest end with the white policemen gunning down 69 black protestors?

What does DMZ mean?

What was the purpose of the Salt March?

Where did the Americans and Soviets get their rocket technology for the Space Race?

Besides the US, who was a superpower during the Cold War?

Who overthrew Cuba's government in 1959?

What was the only communist nation to have a bloody revolution?

What country was the first to throw off communism?

Strife continues between India and Pakistan over:

What was JFK's point in his famous "Ich bien ein Berliner" speech?

What was the name of the American program that went to the moon?

When the communists took over China, where did the nationalists go?

Who was Vietnam’s communist leader?