The Cold War

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Question 1

What concrete barrier was constructed by the German Democratic Republic in August 1961 to encircle West Berlin and prevent defections?

Question 2

What thirteen-day October 1962 nuclear standoff brought the United States and the Soviet Union closest to direct atomic conflict?

Question 3

What 1948 American foreign aid program provided over thirteen billion dollars to finance the economic reconstruction of Western Europe?

Question 4

Which Soviet artificial satellite launched into low Earth orbit on October 4, 1957, igniting the Space Race with the United States?

Question 5

What metaphor was popularized by Winston Churchill in his March 1946 Fulton, Missouri speech to describe ideological division in Europe?

Question 6

What transatlantic collective military defense alliance was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1949 to counter Soviet military power?

Question 7

In response to West Germany joining NATO, what mutual military defense treaty was established by the Soviet bloc in May 1955?

Question 8

What two reform policies, meaning 'restructuring' and 'openness', were introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s?

Question 9

What failed April 1961 CIA-backed military invasion of southwestern Cuba attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime?

Question 10

In what pivotal year did peaceful protests cause the opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9, signaling the collapse of European communism?

What concrete barrier was constructed by the German Democratic Republic in August 1961 to encircle West Berlin and prevent defections?