Chapter 31 Study Guide (The Cold War) Flashcards

1
Q

Which event led to improved relations between the United States and China

A

President Richard Nixon’s state visit to China.

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2
Q

What was one basic change made by the Chinese government during Communist Party rule in the 1950s and 1960s

A

Women were given more rights.

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3
Q

Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to take over South Korea?

A

Soviet Union

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4
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The Warsaw Pact sought to

A

Create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.

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5
Q

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide ______ to nations

A

Money

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6
Q

West Berlin was

A

A city entirely surrounded by East Germany territory.

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7
Q

At the end of the World War II, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?

A

France

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8
Q

The Marshall plan was designed to

A

Restore the economic stability of European nations after World War Ii

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9
Q

U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ________ became a communist nation in 1949

A

China

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10
Q

The United States and Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should

A

Hold free elections to determine their futures.

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11
Q

Chinese nationalist leader

A

Chang Kai-shek

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12
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Mutual agreement among Western, Easter, and Asian power to divide Vietnam into two territories.

A

Geneva Peace Accords.

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13
Q

A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that came close to starting a nuclear war.

A

Cuban missle crisis.

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14
Q

Chinese Communists’ economic program

A

Great Leap Forward

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15
Q

Chinese Communist Leader

A

Mao Zedong

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16
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Strategy that built up the United States’ and the Soviet Union’s nuclear arsenals

A

Arms race

17
Q

Soviet-based economic assistance program for Eastern European states

A

COMECON

18
Q

Another name for the Marshall Plan

A

European Recovery Program

19
Q

Leader of the Communist Party in Vietnam

A

Ho Chi Minh

20
Q

Tactic used to overcome a Soviet blockade

A

Berlin Airlift