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Dive into the defining moments of the Cold War, exploring pivotal events, alliances, and ideologies. From the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact to the tension-filled Korean and Vietnam Wars, this overview highlights major conflicts and policies such as Truman Doctrine and Detente. Discover the significance of events like the Berlin Blockade, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Understand the geopolitical struggles between communism and capitalism that shaped the late 20th century, leading to the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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Q: Alliance formed to stop the spread of communism? $100 The Cold War
R: $100 The Cold War NATO
Q: What event shocked Americans and led to a huge increase in spending in science and math classes? $200 The Cold War
R: $200 The Cold War The Soviet Union launching Sputnik
Q: The Marshal Plan’s objective was to build up European countries economy so they wouldn’t be? $300 The Cold War
R: $300 The Cold War Susceptible to Communism
Q: Truman Doctrine was 1st used in Greece and Turkey because? $400 The Cold War
R: $400 The Cold War There was a direct threat of Communism taking over there.
$500 The Cold War Q: 1st Conflict of the Cold War?
$500 The Cold War R: Berlin Blockade
Q: $100 Cold War II What was the name of the alliance set up by the Soviet Union and their Eastern European allies?
R: Warsaw Pact $100 Cold War II
Q: $200 Cold War II What did Churchill call the division of Europe between Communist and non-Communist countries?
R: $200 Cold War II Iron Curtain
Q: $300 Cold War II What was the U.S. response to the Berlin Blockade?
R: $300 Cold War II Berlin Airlift
Q: $400 Cold War II What was the name of the failed attempt by Cuban exiles (directed by the C.I.A.) to overthrow Castro?
R: $400 Cold War II Bay of Pigs
$500 Cold War II Q: Name a non-aligned country during the Cold War
$500 Cold War II R: India, China, Indonesia
Q: $100 The Cold War Turns Hot Who attacked who to start the Korean War?
R: $100 The Cold War Turns Hot North Korea attacked South Korea
Q: $200 The Cold War Turns Hot Where was the border set between North Korea and South Korea at the time of the cease-fire in 1953?
R: $200 The Cold War Turns Hot 38th Parallel
Q: $300 The Cold War Turns Hot Who was the nationalist leader of the North Vietnamese Communist during the Vietnam War?
R: $300 The Cold War Turns Hot Ho Chi Minh
Q: $400 The Cold War Turns Hot The name given to Ike’s foreign policy in which the U.S. would go to the edge of war?
R: Brinkmanship $400 The Cold War Turns Hot
$500 The Cold War Turns Hot Q: Who was Kim Il Sung?
$500 The Cold War Turns Hot R: Leader of the North Koreans who began the Korean War in 1950.
Q: $100 The End of the Cold War What was Detente?
R: $100 The End of the Cold War An easing of the tensions of the two superpowers in the 1970s
Q: $200 The End of the Cold War Name two reforms Gorbachev brought to the Soviet Union
R: $200 The End of the Cold War Perestroika and Glasnost
Q: What policy initiated by Gorbachev revived the Soviet economy with capitalist reforms? $300 The End of the Cold War
R: $300 The End of the Cold War Perestroika
Q: $400 The End of the Cold War What two events are seen as the end of the Cold War?
R: 1. The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 2. The Break-up of The Soviet Union in 1991 $400 The End of the Cold War
$500 The End of the Cold War Q: What movement did Lech Walesa lead in Poland, giving the workers more rights?
$500 The End of the Cold War R: Solidarity
Q: Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961? $100 Potpouri
$100 Potpourri R: It was embarrassing to East Germany and the U.S.S.R that so many East Germans were fleeing to W. Berlin.
$200 Potpourri • What was the goal of the U.S. throughout the Cold War?
$200 Potpourri • Stop the spread of (contain) Communism. (Truman Doctrine)
$300 Potpourri • Besides spreading Communism, what was the other goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
$300 Potpourri • Create a buffer zone of friendly (Communist) countries in Eastern Europe to make it harder for any country to invade.
$400 Potpourri • Name a country that tried to rebel against strict Soviet domination
$400 Potpourri • East Germany, Poland (1953), Hungary (1956), and Czech. (1968)
$500 Potpourri • What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979, which led to it being called “The Soviet Union’s Vietnam?
