Who were the two major sides in the Cold War?
U. S.S. R
Why was it called the Cold War?
was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies it was called cold because there is usually physical fighting between the warring countries.
What economic system did the Soviet Union have?

Which country was divided between the Soviet Union and the western countries after WWII?
In which city did the Soviets build a wall to keep their people from escaping?
What was the Arms Race?
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
What are the 3 parts of the Nuclear Triad?
What was the Marshall Plan?
What was the Truman Doctrine?
What was Containment?
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who was the American President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What is a blockade?
What did we promise in order to get the Soviets to remove their missiles from Cuba?
What does Detente mean?
Which country first had a satelite orbit the earth?
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Why was the Soviet Command economy ineffective?
What country did the Soviets try to invade in 1980 unsuccessfully?
Who was the leader who tried to implement reforms in the Soviet Union?
Why did Glasnost and Perestroika fail?
Who became the first Russian President following the collapse of the Soviet Union?