The Cold War

Front

What did Winston Churchill and others call the countries surrounding the Soviet Union; creating a buffer between the west and Soviet Union?

Back

The Iron Curtain

Front

What was the Soviet spy agency equivalent to the American CIA?

Back

KGB

Front

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

Back

Help rebuild Europe after WWII

Front

The _ Theory was an American belief that if one country fell to communism it's neighboring countries would as well.

Back

Domino

Front

What was the name of the failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro, communist leader of Cuba?

Back

The Bay of Pigs

Front

What conflict between the U.S. and the USSR almost brought the two countries to nuclear war?

Back

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Front

Which world leader was not part of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Back

Winston Churchill

Front

The _ Doctrine stated that the United States would confront communism anywhere in the world.

Back

Truman

Front

What divided East and West Berlin?

Back

A wall

Front

What alliance represented the United States and its Cold War allies?

Back

NATO