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  • What is the focus of this article?
    Cold War resources and timeline
  • What significant event occurred on May 8, 1945?
    VE Day, Germany's surrender
  • What happened on August 6, 1945?
    Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
  • What was discussed at the Yalta Conference?
    Partitioning of Germany and fate of Poland
  • What was the outcome of the Potsdam Conference?
    Germany and Austria divided into four zones
  • What does VJ Day signify?
    Japan's surrender in World War II
  • Who proclaimed Vietnam an independent republic?
    Ho Chi Minh
  • What did Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech signify?
    Division between Eastern and Western Europe
  • What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
    To help countries facing Communist takeover
  • What was the Marshall Plan?
    Economic aid to European countries
  • What was Cominform?
    Communist Information Bureau
  • What triggered the Berlin Blockade?
    Merger of Western Germany partitions
  • What was the Berlin Airlift?
    US and UK planes supplied Western Berlin
  • When did the Korean War begin?
    June 25, 1950
  • What was the outcome of the Korean War?
    North Korea remained Communist, South Korea aligned with USA
  • What event occurred on August 20, 1968?
    Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
  • What was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission?
    First manned Moon landing
  • What was the Four Power Agreement about?
    Rights regarding Berlin among Russia, USA, Britain, France
  • What did the SALT treaty aim to achieve?
    Limit nuclear arms between US and USSR
  • What was the Khmer Rouge known for?
    Executing many during Cambodian genocide
  • What was the significance of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project?
    Joint space venture ending the Space Race
  • Who became the 39th President of the United States?
    Jimmy Carter
  • What was the Iranian hostage crisis?
    53 Americans taken hostage in Iran
  • When did the Soviet troops invade Afghanistan?
    December 24, 1979
  • What was declared in Poland on December 13, 1980?
    Martial law to crush Solidarity movement
  • What was the outcome of the START talks?
    Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed
  • What did Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika entail?
    Openness and restructuring of government
  • What event marked the end of the Soviet Union?
    Gorbachev's resignation on December 25, 1991
  • What was the Velvet Revolution?
    Peaceful protests leading to overthrow of Communism in Czechoslovakia
  • How did the Cuban Missile Crisis affect US-Soviet relations?
    Increased tensions but led to negotiations
  • What was the significance of the Berlin Wall's fall?
    Symbolized the end of the Cold War division
  • What was the outcome of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?
    Hungary fell to Soviet control
  • What was the Suez Crisis about?
    Control of the Suez Canal by Western powers
  • What was the first living creature in space?
    Laika the dog
  • What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster?
    Worst nuclear disaster in history
  • How did the Cold War influence global politics?
    Created divisions between East and West
  • What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?
    Economic recovery of Europe post-WWII
  • What was the significance of the death of Stalin in 1953?
    Marked a shift in Soviet leadership
  • What was the main purpose of NATO?
    Collective defense against aggression
  • What was the impact of the Korean War on US foreign policy?
    Increased military presence in Asia