Ch. 33 Test (Andersen) Flashcards
What was the group started in June of 1944 between the US, the Soviet Union, and 48 other to keep international peace?
United Nations
What was the United States doctrine that said we would support countries that rejected communism?
Truman Doctrine
What was the incident in 1960 when a US spy plane was shot down in Russia?
U-2 Incident
What was the name of the divide in Europe between the East (which was controlled by Communism) and the West (which was a Democracy) after WW2?
The Iron Curtain
What was it called when American and French planes took off and landed in West Berlin every 3 minutes for 11 months to supply the Germans with food and water after Russia held the people hostage?
The Berlin Airlift
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist party during the civil war in the 1940s?
Mao Zedong
What did Mao want to achieve with “The Great Leap Forward”?
Larger collective farms or communes
What was the Domino Theory?
The belief that the fall of one country to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors. The US feared this happening.
What parallel (line on a map) separated North Korea and South Korea in 1950?
The 38th Parallel
In 1950, North Korea crossed the dividing parallel into South Korea with a surprise attack. This was a test of President Truman’s policy of __________.
Containment
What American general led the United Nations forces in attacks on North Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
After the Korean War, South Korea adopted a _____________ constitution in 1987.
Democratic
In the late 1930 and early 1940s, what Vietnamese nationalist led independence movements against France in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
After Vietnam defeated France, Vietnam was a divided at what line.
The 17th Parallel
Who ran the anti-communist government in South Korea?
Ngo Dinh Diem
What unpopular dictator ruled Cuba in the 1950s?
Fulgencio Batista
What is an embargo?
A ban on trade with a certain country.
Once Fidel Castro took over Cuba, he took over US owned sugar mills and refineries. In response, President Eisenhower ordered an __________ on all trade with Cuba.
Embargo
Who tried to carry out The Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961?
American trained Cubans
What doctrine of the was put into place in 1964 that prevented small countries around Russia from rejecting communism?
The Brezhnev Doctrine
The US eventually turned away from ________________ under President Nixon and moved towards easing tension with Russia.
Brinksmanship
What Hungarian Communist formed a new government promising free elections, but was immediately overthrown and eventually executed.
Imre Nagy
