Unit 16 Cold War Review

The Truman Doctrine promised to

Which policy did the United States adopt to prevent the spread of communism?

How did the United States discover that nuclear missiles were being installed into Cuba?

The easing of relations between the east and west in the Cold War was termed:

The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to communism,

What does NATO stand for?

The United States and the Soviet Union became rivals after World War II because

What is the term for a war where the two sides fight through another country, like the Vietnam War or the Korean War?

After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union

What was the Warsaw Pact?

What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?

Which leader of the Soviet Union instituted the reforms of glasnost and perestroika?

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to

What event prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis caused Fidel Castro to look to the Soviet Union for military help?

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What did MAD stand for in regards to the Arms Race?

The United States sent troops to Vietnam to

On a time line of events of the Cold War, which would come first?

Which description below best describes glasnost?

Which country in the Space Race was the first to put a man on the Moon?

What major superpower supported the Afghanistan rebels with arms including surface-to-air missiles?

How many zones was Germany divided into after World War II?

West Berlin was

What actions did the United States first take when they discovered Soviet missiles on Cuba?

What is the name given to the non-fighting war between the west and the Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism?

When the blockade of Berlin started in 1948, what was the only way to get food and supplies into the city?

What year did East Germany first build the wall?

What United States government agency helped to train the Cuban exiles who were involved in the invasion?

Which country first put a manned spacecraft into orbit?

What year did the Soviet Union finally collapse and separate into a number of different countries?