cold war

What was the nickname of the alliance formed by Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union during the Second World War?

Which country's economic ideology was capitalist during the Cold War?

What political ideology was based on the writings of Karl Marx and practiced by the Soviet Union?

Who was the President of the USA from 1933 to 1945?

Who served as Prime Minister of Britain from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955?

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1958?

What term describes a nation that was once independent but is now under the control of another?

In which year was the Tehran Conference held?

In which month and year was the Yalta Conference held?

Where did the Potsdam Conference take place in July and August 1945?

Who replaced Franklin D. Roosevelt as US President in April 1945?

Who became the new Labour Prime Minister of Britain after the 1945 general election?

Which city was targeted by the first atomic bomb dropped by the USA on 6 August 1945?

In what year did the Soviet Union successfully test its first atomic bomb?

What was the name of the long telegram sent to Washington by US ambassador George Kennan in February 1946?

Which Soviet ambassador sent a telegram from Washington to Moscow in September 1946 criticizing US foreign policy?

In what city did Winston Churchill deliver his famous 'Iron Curtain' speech in March 1946?

Which three Baltic states were conquered and treated as part of the Soviet Union in 1940?

Who became the president of a communist Czechoslovakia following a coup in February 1948?

In what year did Hungary become a one-party communist state?

What amount of economic aid did President Truman announce for Greece and Turkey in March 1947?

What US policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism outside a small number of countries?

Who was the US Secretary of State who announced the economic aid plan for war-torn European countries in June 1947?

What financial aid program gave \$12.7 billion to war-torn European countries between 1948 and 1952?

What political organization was set up on Stalin's orders on 22 September 1947 to direct and control satellite state governments?

What economic organization was established by Stalin on 25 January 1949 as a rival to the Marshall Plan?

What single currency was introduced in Trizonia in June 1948, angering the Soviet Union?

What operation did the Western Allies launch to fly food, coal, and supplies into West Berlin during the Soviet blockade?

What was the name of the West German parliament established in August 1949?

Who became the first democratically elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in September 1949?

What military alliance was formed by the USA, Britain, France, and nine other Western countries in April 1949?

What communist defensive military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union in May 1955?

What type of advanced nuclear bomb, 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb, was developed by the USA in 1952?

What type of missile developed in 1957 could fire a nuclear warhead over 4,500 kilometres away?

What term describes a force or weapon that prevents an enemy from going to war out of fear of a devastating retaliation?

Who was elected President of the USA in 1952 and took office in January 1953?

Who emerged as the effective ruler of the Soviet Union following a power struggle after Stalin's death?

Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Hungary in 1956 to try and calm public protests?

Who replaced Imre Nagy as head of the pro-Communist government in Hungary after the 1956 uprising was crushed?

What US-funded radio station regularly broadcast messages urging Eastern Europe to rise up against communist regimes?

What was the name of the US U-2 spy-plane pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in May 1960?

Who became the President of the USA in January 1961?

On what date did East German troops begin building a fence around Berlin?

Which young building worker was shot trying to cross the Berlin Wall in August 1962 and left to die for 45 minutes?

What famous phrase did President Kennedy use in his 1963 speech in West Berlin to express solidarity with its citizens?

Who led the revolution that successfully toppled the pro-American government of Cuba in January 1959?

At what location did an invasion force of 1,400 US-trained Cuban exiles land on 17 April 1961?

What was the name of the Executive Committee formed by President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

How many days did the tense stand-off known as the Cuban Missile Crisis last in October 1962?

What direct communications line was set up between Washington and Moscow in June 1963 following the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What treaty signed in August 1963 prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater, or in the atmosphere?

What treaty was signed in 1967 to rule out using space for military purposes and putting nuclear weapons into orbit?

What treaty was signed in 1968 to stop the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries?

Who was elected as First Secretary of the Czech Communist Party in January 1968, initiating the 'Prague Spring'?

What term did Alexander Dubcek use to describe his vision for communism with personal freedoms?

How many Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia on 20 August 1968 to end the 'Prague Spring'?

Which Soviet leader succeeded Khrushchev and issued the doctrine justifying intervention in communist states?

What doctrine stated that the actions of any individual communist country affected all communist countries?

Who replaced Alexander Dubcek as leader of Czechoslovakia after his dismissal in 1969?

Which 20-year-old university student set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in January 1969 in protest against the Soviet occupation?

What term describes the period of improved relations and reduced tension between East and West during the 1970s?

Who was elected President of the USA in 1968, determined to end US involvement in the Vietnam War?

What policy did West German Chancellor Willy Brandt follow to build better relations between East and West Germany?

What major strategic arms limitation treaty was signed by the USA and Soviet Union in May 1972?

In what year were the Helsinki Accords signed by 33 nations from NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

What joint US-Soviet space mission took place in 1975 following the spirit of détente?

What treaty signed by President Carter and President Brezhnev on 18 June 1979 placed restrictions on missile launchers and strategic bombers?

On what date did Soviet forces invade Afghanistan, effectively bringing the period of détente to an end?

What name was given to the Muslim guerrilla fighters who fought against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Which US president announced a doctrine stating the US would repel any threat to its interests in the Persian Gulf by force?

Which Republican candidate won a landslide victory in the 1980 US presidential election promising a tougher stance against communism?

What famous phrase did Ronald Reagan use in a 1983 speech to describe the Soviet Union?

What was the popular nickname for President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative proposed in 1983?

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in March 1985?

What nuclear power station disaster occurred in Ukraine on 26 April 1986, releasing massive radiation?

What Russian term did Gorbachev use for his program of restructuring and reforming the Soviet state and economy?

What Russian term did Gorbachev use for his policy of openness and transparency in government?

What formal treaty was signed at the Washington Summit in December 1987 to abolish all land-based medium and shorter-range missiles?

Which East German border crossing was opened on 9 November 1989, leading to the destruction of the Berlin Wall?

What revolution overthrew the communist government in Czechoslovakia in late 1989?

Who was elected as the anti-communist president of Czechoslovakia following the Velvet Revolution?

In what month and year was the Warsaw Pact formally dissolved?

Who was the president of the Russian republic who rallied people against the August 1991 coup and supported Gorbachev?

On what date did Mikhail Gorbachev announce his resignation as Soviet leader, immediately followed by the break-up of the Soviet Union?