Cold War Review

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba in 1959?

Who served as Nixon's National Security Adviser and later the Secretary of State?

Who won the 1952 presidential election promising to end the war in Korea?

Who used the Iranian hostage crisis to advantage in his election for the Presidency?

Who was candidate that would have likely won his party's nomination, but was shot before?

Who is the President that promoted foreign policy based on morality and truth?

South Vietnam was a non-communist government ruled by Ngo Dinh Diem.

What helped rebuild European Nations after WW2?

Those who didn't support Vietnam were called what?

Who is the Republican candidate that won the 1968 election?

What is the name of the war that broke out between Israel and its Arab neighbors?

What policy did the U.S. implement to stop the spread of Communism?

Those who supported the Vietnam War were called what?

Despite the decline of communism there were many wars over ethnic hatreds, religion and national boundaries.

In 1949 what did the U.S. and other Western Nations form against the Soviets?

In response to the closure what did President Truman do?

The U.S. supported South Vietnam, even though the government was corrupt, in fear of communism.

In response to NATO, what did the Soviets form?

After being trained, Cuban exiles were sent to invade Cuba at?

In 1983 Reagan announced a project to create a shield of new weapons designed to intercept nuclear weapons.

Who declared in 1946 that the Soviets trapped Eastern Europe behind an "iron curtain"?

In the last Arab-Israli War, the Soviets supported Israel.

Which U.S. senator knew of numerous communist Americans, but never gave evidence?

What was created by President Kennedy to prevent the spread of Communism?

What was the outbreak of the fear of communism in America called?

Who became the President of the new Russian Republic?

Reagan used more of a "hands-off" approach to his presidency meaning his staff did more work.

The leader of the Nationalists in China was Chiang Kai-shek.

After Western powers united their sections into one West Germany, the Soviets closed the border

What event occurred in which the Soviets finally agreed to move their nuclear weapons out of Cuba?

Perestroika refers to democratic reforms initiated by Gorbachev.

What is the nickname of Reagan's S.D.I.?

In 1990 what country seized control of Kuwait, which lead to the Persian Gulf War?

South Vietnam was a communist government ruled by Ho Chi Minh.

Who was the President of Iraq, when they invaded Kuwait?

Who was the American military leader during the occupation of Japan?

Kissinger used "Shuttle Diplomacy" to ease tensions between Egypt and Israel.

Glasnost refers to a Soviet society opened up to the world.

In 1965 the Vietcong attacked a U.S. Airbase and President Johnson ordered a de-escalation.

President Bush led a military coalition to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

What gave military and economic support to Greece and Turkey?

Who was the U.N. commander of the forces in Korea?

To where did the Chinese Nationalists flee after the Civil War?

Mao Zedong was the leader of the Communists in China.

The U.S. played the role of peacemaker because it was thought to be the only remaining superpower

In the Arab-Israli war the U.S. supported the Arabs.

What did the Soviets build in order to prevent East Germany's citizens from leaving?

What happened in 1960 that hurt the Soviet and U.S. relationship?