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What was the world's first artificial satellite launched into space called?
What war started after the north invaded the south to try and unite under a communist government but no side won after UN intervention?
What was the name of the program where the US sent volunteers to work in developing countries as teachers, engineers, and technical advisers?
What was the long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1945-1980?
What is the name for countries like the US and USSR who were strong during the Cold War because they had enough military, political, and economic strength to influence events worldwide?
What was this event where American and British planes carried food, oil and supplies to West Berlin everyday because of a Soviet blockade?
What is the government agency that directs the American space program?
What did Stalin promise in Eastern Europe for countries after WWII?
What alliance was formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and other communist nations in Europe?
What was this major Cold War confrontation that started because the USSR built missile bases on Cuba close to the US?
Who was this president who escalated the war in Vietnam the most and made the war very unpopular?
What were the classified papers that were published and showed that American leaders had lied and secretly enlarged the scope of American involvement in Vietnam?
Which general was chosen to command a force to counterattack after North Korea had invaded South Korea?
What was the imaginary/metaphoric wall dividing the democratic nations of the West from the communist nations of the East called?
What alliance was formed in 1949 by the US and Western Europe to fight Soviet aggression?
What was the dividing line between South and North Korea called?
Which Eastern European country was not a satellite nation of the USSR?
Which country was least affected by the Great Depression?
Which of the following was a factor in causing the Great Depression?
Which of the following contributed to Western European recovery after the devastation of World War II?