- What was the political and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II?
- Cold War
- What was the defensive military alliance formed by Western countries during the Cold War to counter Soviet influence?
- NATO
- What term describes the period of political tension and proxy wars between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War?
- Cold War era
- Which Soviet leader implemented reforms known as “perestroika” and “glasnost” in the 1980s, contributing to the end of the Cold War?
- Gorbachev
- What was the barrier dividing East and West Berlin during the Cold War?
- Berlin Wall
- What policy was aimed at containing the spread of communism, particularly in Asia, during the Cold War?
- Containment
- What was the competition between the USA and the USSR to achieve space exploration milestones during the Cold War?
- Space Race
- What was the Cuban missile crisis, a major Cold War confrontation, triggered by the deployment of Soviet missiles in which country?
- Cuba
- What was the organization founded by the USSR in response to NATO, uniting Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War?
- Warsaw Pact
- What was the term for the practice of using spies to gather political and military information during the Cold War?
- Espionage
- What was the U.S. initiative providing financial aid to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and counter communist influence?
- Marshall Plan
- What was the U.S. doctrine advocating support for nations resisting communism, often through military and economic aid?
- Truman Doctrine
- What was the strategic policy of the United States to deter the use of nuclear weapons by the USSR during the Cold War?
- Deterrence
- What is the term for a state of political hostility and military threats between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War?
- Tensions
- What event in 1961 marked the physical division of East and West Berlin with the construction of a concrete barrier?
- Berlin Wall
- What Cold War event resulted in the U.S. and USSR coming dangerously close to nuclear war in 1962?
- Cuban missile crisis
- What was the term for the policy of establishing alliances to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War?
- Alliances
- What was the Soviet satellite launched in 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Race?
- Sputnik
- What U.S. senator led a campaign to expose alleged communists in the U.S. government during the early Cold War period?
- McCarthy
- What was the long-standing U.S. policy of nuclear retaliation against any aggression by the USSR during the Cold War?
- Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
- What was the term for the intense rivalry and competition between the USA and the USSR for global influence during the Cold War?
- Superpower rivalry
- What was the military conflict between North and South Korea that began in 1950, involving the USA and the USSR?
- Korean War
- What Cold War event saw the USA support anti-communist rebels in Afghanistan against Soviet forces in the 1980s?
- Afghan War
- What is the term for the practice of promoting a nation’s interests abroad, often through military interventions and espionage?
- Foreign policy
- What Cold War-era agreement banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere and outer space?
- Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- What was the name of the leader of the USSR during the Cuban missile crisis?
- Khrushchev
- What Cold War event involved the USA and the USSR stockpiling nuclear weapons and building missile defense systems?
- Arms race
- What was the term for the division of Europe between Western and Eastern blocs, symbolizing the Cold War divide?
- Iron Curtain
- What Cold War event was characterized by intense nuclear arms buildup and heightened fear of nuclear war?
- Nuclear arms race
- What is the term for a military strategy of launching a preemptive nuclear strike against an adversary during the Cold War?
- First strike
- What Cold War organization was established to coordinate the economic integration of Europe and promote cooperation among its members?
- European Economic Community (EEC)
- What was the name of the military conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, with U.S. involvement during the Cold War?
- Vietnam War
- What term refers to a state of non-hostility or cooperation between opposing nations during the Cold War?
- Détente
- What was the U.S. policy of promoting democracy and opposing communism in Latin America during the Cold War?
- Latin American policy
- What Cold War agreement reduced the risk of accidental nuclear war by establishing a direct communication link between the USA and USSR?
- Hotline agreement
- What Cold War event led to the division of the Korean Peninsula along the 38th parallel, creating North and South Korea?
- Korean partition
- What was the term for the U.S. policy of providing military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to counter communist influence?
- Truman Doctrine
- What Cold War organization was founded in 1945 to promote international cooperation and peace?
- United Nations
- What was the term for the unofficial conflict and proxy wars fought between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War?
- Proxy wars
- What Cold War policy sought to prevent the spread of communism by supporting governments and movements opposing it?
- Containment
- What is the term for the fear of communist infiltration and subversion of American institutions during the early Cold War?
- Red Scare
- What Cold War agreement banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater, and in space?
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- What was the name of the U.S. policy advocating resistance to communist expansion in Asia during the Cold War?
- Asia policy
- What was the U.S. policy aimed at helping European nations rebuild their economies after World War II and avoid communism?
- Marshall Plan
- What Cold War event saw the USA provide aid to anti-communist forces fighting in Nicaragua during the 1980s?
- Nicaraguan Civil War
- What was the U.S. policy of containing communism and supporting anti-communist regimes in the Middle East during the Cold War?
- Middle East policy
- What Cold War organization was formed in 1955, including the USSR and several Eastern Bloc countries?
- Warsaw Pact
- What was the term for the practice of accusing individuals of disloyalty or communist sympathies without evidence during the early Cold War?
- McCarthyism
- What Cold War conflict, also known as the “forgotten war,” took place in the early 1950s and resulted in an armistice?
- Korean War
- What is the term for the mutual easing of tensions between the USA and USSR during the 1970s, leading to arms control agreements?
- Détente
