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Alliance: West Germany

NATO

Alliance: East Germany

Warsaw Pact

Alliance: Soviet Union

Warsaw Pact

Alliance: United Kingdom

NATO

Alliance: United States

NATO

Which Cold War president believed in tax cuts, increased military spending, and transfer of power to state governments

Ronald Reagan

When the first MacDonald's restaurant opened in Moscow in the late 1980s, this was an example of--

Perestroika

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's plans to reform the Soviet Union in the late 1980s included--

Glasnost ("openness") & Perestroika (limited free market economy)

What were SALT I & II?

Treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the number of nuclear missiles each country had.

Anti-war protests, US military involvement in Vietnam, and the Ohio National Guard led to:

The Kent State murder of four college students

T/F Sputnik was the first satellite launched into space.

True

T/F Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

True

T/F The Soviets put the first man on the moon.

False

T/F The first living creature from earth to travel in space was a Soviet dog named Laika.

True

T/F American Alan Shepard was the first man in space.

False

T/F Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.

True

President John F. Kennedy did NOT--

Serve two terms as President

T/F The crisis was resolved by the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

False

T/F Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared war on the Soviet Union.

False

T/F Soviet Premier Khrushchev offered President Kennedy a deal.

True

T/F President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba.

True

T/F The world seemed to be on the verge of a "nuclear holocaust."

True

T/F American ground troops were deployed to Cuba.

False

What was Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's response to the thousands of people fleeing East Berlin for the West in the early 1960s?

The Berlin Wall

What is the Bay of Pigs invasion known for?

It has gone down in history as one of the most unsuccessful American conflicts of the Cold War.

The American wars in Korea and Vietnam were similar because--

Both involved a conflict between communism and democracy.

A major difference from previous wars was that the U.S. war in Vietnam--

Did not have the overwhelming support of the American public.

Who was Ho Chi Minh?

The leader of communist forces during the Vietnam War.

The Korean War began when--

North Korean troops invaded South Korea.

The U.S. fought wars in Korea and Vietnam in order to achieve--

Containment

The 38th Parallel was/is the-

Line of latitude that divides communist North Korea from democratic South Korea.

The second red scare was caused by

the successful Communist Revolution in China, led to the creation of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and created a Hollywood blacklist

The Berlin Airlift was -

The U.S. and the U.K. flying food, fuel, and supplied to Berlin after the Soviets blocked it off.

What was McCarthyism?

The philosophy that used fear of communism to promote one's own agenda.

The Truman Doctrine was a policy of -

Aiding any country or group fighting against communism in order to stop it from spreading.

What was the Iron Curtain:

was the Soviet Union was on one side and the US was on the other, named by Winston Churchill, divided Europe in half

What was the Marshall Plan?

The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II.

One major difference between capitalism and communism is--

In a capitalist system, individuals can own businesses and property.

Included President Eisenhower threatening "massive retaliation."

Brinkmanship

Promoted greater government transparency.

Glasnost

Could lead to "mutually assured destruction."

Brinkmanship

Also known as the "Truman Doctrine."

Containment

The basis for Soviet reforms in the 1980s.

Glasnost

An easing of political tensions after years on edge.

Detente

Led to more talks and treaties between nations.

Detente