Who was the leader of Cuba that let Russia place missiles there?
Fidel Castro
What does MAD mean when talking about the Cold War?
Mutually Assured Destruction
What was it called when all the skilled people moved from East Germany to West Germany?
Brain Drain
What was the name of the currency introduced in the American and British zones of Germany?
The Deutschemark
Who was the leader of Russia during the Berlin Airlift?
Joseph Stalin
In which year did Khrushchev order the construction of the Berlin Wall?
1961
What was Khrushchev's "Berlin Ultimatum"?
The Western powers had 6 weeks to leave West Berlin
What was the name of the CIA's failed coup in Cuba?
The Bay of Pigs incident
In October 1961, there was a tank stand-off at Checkpoint ...
Charlie
Who was the US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F Kennedy
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nikita Khrushchev was replaced by ...
Leonid Brezhnev
The Czechoslovakian leader, Dubcek, called his reforms "Communism with a ..."
Human Face
How did Jan Palach protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?
He set himself on fire
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?
The Soviet Union would invade any communist country who challenged Communism.
Which country did the USSR invade in 1979?
Afghanistan
What was the name of the Islamic group that resisted the Soviets?
The Mujahideen
