Outbreak of the Second Cold War

Question 1

Carter’s Presidential Directive 59

Answer 1

“look-shoot-look” capability:
Find target –> shoot target –> assess aftermath
Gave president more flexibility in planning for nuclear war

Question 2

PD-59 signed

Answer 2

25 July 1980

Question 3

Korean Passenger shot down

Answer 3

KA007

Question 4

When was the Korean Passenger shot down

Answer 4

1 Sept 1983

Question 5

How many died when the Korean Passenger was shot down

Answer 5

269

Question 6

Soviet False Alarm Incident

Answer 6

Sept 1983

Question 7

Operation Able Archer

Answer 7

Nov 1983

Question 8

KGB Double Agent for Britain

Answer 8

Oleg Gordievsky

Question 9

Reagan comes to power

Answer 9

20 Jan 1981

Question 10

Reagan Plan to win Cold War

Answer 10

National Security Decision Directive 79

Question 11

Reagan Plan to win Cold War when

Answer 11

Jan 1983

Question 12

5 year defense target expenditure

Answer 12

$1.6 Trillion

Question 13

Increased Rearmament

Answer 13

B1 Bomber revived, B2 Stealth bomber developing, Trident submarine missile developing, Pershing II Cruise missiles deployed

Question 14

Evil Empire Speech

Answer 14

8 March 1983

Question 15

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

Answer 15

23 March 1983

Question 16

Reagan viewed MAD as

Answer 16

Suicide Pact

Question 17

Reagan Doctrine

Answer 17

6 Feb 1985

Question 18

Quotation from Reagan Doctrine

Answer 18

“support for freedom fighters is self-defense”

Question 19

Norman Podhoretz’ neoconservative criticism of Detente

Answer 19

“Nixon’s doctrine of strategic defeat”

Question 20

Team B Report

Answer 20

May 1976

Question 21

“The New Right”: Leaders of USA and Britain

Answer 21

Reagan and Thatcher

Question 22

Islamic militants storm US embassy in Iran

Answer 22

Nov 1979

Question 23

Americans held hostage by islamic militants

Answer 23

52 Americans held for 444 days