Dates Flashcards
(26 cards)
What year did the Cold War officially begin?
1947
In which year did the Berlin Blockade occur?
1948
True or False: The Korean War started in 1950.
True
What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1962
Fill in the blank: The Vietnam War escalated significantly for the United States in _____.
1965
What year did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik?
1957
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
True or False: The détente period began in the late 1960s.
True
What year did the U.S. and USSR sign the SALT I treaty?
1972
Fill in the blank: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occurred in _____.
1979
What major event occurred in 1985 that changed Soviet leadership?
Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary.
In which year did the U.S. formally recognize China, shifting Cold War dynamics?
1979
What year did the Berlin Wall construction begin?
1961
True or False: The Cold War ended in 1991.
True
What year was the NATO alliance formed?
1949
Fill in the blank: The Warsaw Pact was established in _____.
1955
What year did the Cuban Revolution occur?
1959
In which year did the U.S. withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
1973
What year was the Helsinki Accords signed?
1975
Fill in the blank: The Bay of Pigs invasion happened in _____.
1961
What year did Richard Nixon visit China?
1972
True or False: The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted for 13 days.
True
What year was the first nuclear test conducted by North Korea?
2006
In which year did the Soviet Union dissolve?
1991
