Cold War

• Who was the President of the USA from 1945 to 1953?

  Harry S. Truman
• Who served as President from 1953 to 1961?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower
• What were the years of John F. Kennedy's presidency?

  1961-1963
• Who was the President from 1963 to 1969?

  Lyndon B. Johnson
• What were the years of Richard Nixon's presidency?

  1969-1974
• Who was the leader of the USSR from 1928 to 1953?

  Stalin
• What were the years of Khrushchev's leadership?

  1956-1964
• Who led the USSR from 1964 to 1982?

  Brezhnev
• What were the key conferences in the 1940s that shaped post-war relations?

  • 1943 Tehran Conference
  • 1945 Yalta Conference
  • 1945 Potsdam Conference
• When did WWII in Europe end?

  May 1945
• When was the Potsdam Conference held?

  July 1945
• When were atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

  August 1945
• What date did the USA drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

  6 August 1945
• What date did the USA drop the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

  9 August 1945
• When did WWII in Asia end?

  August 1945
• What significant speech did Churchill give in 1946?

  Iron Curtain speech
• What was announced in 1947 that aimed to contain communism?

  Truman Doctrine
• What event occurred in Poland in March 1947?

  Communist coup
• What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan introduced in 1947?

  To aid European recovery
• What year did the Soviet Union gain control over Poland?

  1948
• What significant event occurred in Berlin in 1948?

  Berlin Blockade
• What was the Soviet's Telegram in 1948 about?

  Communist control in Eastern Europe
• What year did Communist control over Czechoslovakia occur?

  1949
• What was established in 1949 as a military alliance?

  NATO
• What significant event occurred in China in 1949?

  Communist China established
• When did the USSR detonate its first atomic bomb?

  1949
• What year did the Korean War begin?

  June 1950
• What was the Truman Doctrine's role in 1950?

  To contain communism
• What were the key aspects of MAD in the 1950s?

  • Mutually Assured Destruction
  • Prevented direct conflict
  • Both superpowers had nuclear capabilities
• What happened in 1953 regarding Stalin?

  Stalin died, Khrushchev took power
• What military alliance was formed in 1955?

  Warsaw Pact
• What significant uprising occurred in Hungary in 1956?

  Hungarian Uprising
• What was launched by the USSR in 1957?

  Sputnik
• What plea was made in 1958 regarding Vietnam?

  Dan Bern Plea
• What revolution occurred in Cuba in 1959?

  Cuban Revolution
• What was the "Thaw" in 1959?

  Period of eased tensions
• What crisis occurred in Berlin in 1958?

  Berlin Crisis
• What were the key events of the 1960s that escalated tensions?

  • U2 Crisis (1960)
  • Bay of Pigs (1961)
  • Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
  • Tet Offensive (1968)
  • Prague Spring (1968)
• What significant event occurred in 1960 involving U2?

  U2 Crisis
• What was Kennedy's call in 1961 regarding the brain drain?

  To stop the brain drain