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In 1961, the Soviet Union constructed the ____ to prevent people from leaving the area under their control
Soviet Barrier
German Partition
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
During the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the United States tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in...
Mexico
Spain
Cuba
Nicaragua
In the early 1960s, the Soviet Union placed missiles in...
Haiti
Cuba
Germany
Turkey
The Cold War lasted from about _____ to roughly _____.
1945 to 1991
1963 to 1990
1939 - 1945
1938 - 1989
What was the main cause of the Cold War?
Economic competition
Territorial disputes
Religious differences
Capitalism vs. Communism
Who were the main participants in the Cold War?
The US & Soviet Union (USSR)
What event in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The Berlin Airlift
The Vietnam War
What event marked the official end of the Cold War in 1991?
The end of the Korean War
The Apollo-Soyuz mission
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The fall of the Berlin Wall
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949?
To provide humanitarian aid (food, medicine) to West Berlin
To evacuate citizens from East Berlin
To deliver military supplies (guns, tanks) to West Berlin
To transport East German refugees to West Germany
Which country was split into communist and non-communist parts after World War II?
Italy
Poland
France
Germany
The widespread fear (1947 - 1957) that communists had infiltrated American society, culture & politics
The Russian Invasion
The Communist Fright
The Great Awakening
The Red Scare
The ____ Theory was the belief that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism (like Vietnam), that neighboring countries (like Laos or Cambodia) would also turn to communism.
Detente
Domino
Brinkmanship
Containment
This was the 1969 spaceflight that landed the first humans (American astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong & Michael Collins) on the moon
Spunik 13
Endeavor 1
Gemini 2
Apollo 11
Military, economic, and political actions designed to stop the spread of Communism during the Cold War
Containment
Brinkmanship
Detente
Mutual Assured Destruction
These were the South Vietnamese communist rebels that waged a guerrilla war against the government of South Vietnam & American forces
The Hanoi Alliance
The Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh's Army
The Vietminh
In 1972, President ______ became the first U.S. President to visit Communist China
Kennedy
Reagan
Johnson
Nixon
