Cold War ai version Flashcards
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What was the Cold War?
A period of political tension and military rivalry between the USA and the USSR from 1947 to 1991.
True or False: The Cold War was a hot war with direct military conflict.
False
What two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
Fill in the blank: The Cold War began after World War ___.
II
What was the main ideological conflict during the Cold War?
Capitalism vs. Communism.
What is the term for the policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism?
Containment.
What military alliance was formed by the USA and its allies?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
What was the name of the Soviet military alliance?
Warsaw Pact.
True or False: The Cold War involved nuclear weapons.
True
What event is known as the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A 1962 confrontation between the USA and USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
What was the Iron Curtain?
A term used to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe.
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
It symbolized the division between East and West during the Cold War.
Fill in the blank: The arms race involved the buildup of ___ between the USA and USSR.
Nuclear weapons.
What was the policy of détente?
A relaxation of tensions and improved relations between the USA and USSR.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of the Cold War?
Leonid Brezhnev.
What was the Space Race?
A competition between the USA and USSR to achieve significant milestones in space exploration.
True or False: The Cold War ended in 1989.
False
What event marked the official end of the Cold War?
The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
What was the Marshall Plan?
A US program providing aid to Western Europe to rebuild after WWII.
What does the term ‘proxy war’ mean?
A conflict where two opposing countries support combatants that serve their interests instead of fighting each other directly.
Name one proxy war that occurred during the Cold War.
The Vietnam War.
Fill in the blank: The policy of ___ involved providing military aid to countries resisting communism.
Truman Doctrine.
What was McCarthyism?
A campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions during the early 1950s.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea remained divided into North Korea (communist) and South Korea (capitalist).
