The Cold War

The period of improved relations between the U.S., USSR, and China during the 1970s - especially during the presidency of Richard Nixon

What was the main cause of the Cold War?

A powerful herbicide that was used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were...

Which country was split into communist and non-communist parts after World War II?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of the U.S. policy of containment?

In 1961, the Soviet Union constructed the ____ to prevent people from leaving the area under their control

This was the 1969 spaceflight that landed the first humans (American astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong & Michael Collins) on the moon

The Cold War lasted from about _____ to roughly _____.

Which organization was formed to look for communists in America during the 1950s?

Who famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” after landing on the Moon?

How did the Space Race impact the US education system?

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949?

Who was the first person in space?

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.

This is a jellied gasoline dropped in large canisters that explode on impact and cover large areas in flames; this was dropped by U.S. planes during the Vietnam War in order to destroy the jungle & expose Vietcong hideouts

In the early 1960s, the Soviet Union placed missiles in...

These were the South Vietnamese communist rebels that waged a guerrilla war against the government of South Vietnam & American forces

What event is considered the start of the space race between the US and Soviet Union?

What event in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?

What event marked the official end of the Cold War in 1991?

Who were the main participants in the Cold War?

The widespread fear (1947 - 1957) that communists had infiltrated American society, culture & politics

During the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the United States tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in...

A series of talks between the U.S. and USSR in 1972 and 1979 that aimed at limiting the amount of nuclear weapons each country had

In 1972, President ______ became the first U.S. President to visit Communist China

As a result of the Korean War...

Military, economic, and political actions designed to stop the spread of Communism during the Cold War