Cold War

Question 1

The origins of the cold war start with the agreement to split Germany into four____ after WWII until free elections could be held.

Answer 1

zones

Question 2

Soviet leader ____ did not allow elections instead forced ________ on eastern European nations.

Answer 2

Stalin, communism

Question 3

This prompted _______ to proclaim that an ______ _____ had descended over Europe separating communist and non-communist nations.

Answer 3

Churchill,iron curtain

Question 4

The US then took on a foreign policy of __________ , or stopping the spread of communism.

Answer 4

Containment

Question 5

The _____ Plan was made to help rebuild Europe to keep communism out, and the ________ ______ was established as a commitment to help nations threatened by communism( especially _____ and ______).

Answer 5

Marshall,Truman Doctrine, Greece,Turkey

Question 6

Truman took a stand against communist aggression during the _____ _______ by flying supplies to the blockaded city.

Answer 6

Berlin Airlift

Question 7

Korea was a colony of ____ before WWII, but was split up between the Us and ____ _____ after the war.

Answer 7

Japan, Soviet Union

Question 8

When the US left South Korea was invaded by the North,prompting Truman to send troops led by _______

Answer 8

MacAurthor

Question 9

US never declared war, Truman called it a _______

Answer 9

Police action

Question 10

The war was fought to a ______ where neither side could win.

Answer 10

stalemate

Question 11

A demilitarized zone was created along the ______ parallel

Answer 11

38th

Question 12

Cuba became a ______ stronghold in the western hemisphere led by the dictator _____ ____

Answer 12

communist, Fidel Castro

Question 13

The US planned to overthrow him using_____ exites in the failed attempt called the ___ __ ____

Answer 13

Cuban, Bay of pigs

Question 14

The closest the world came to nuclear war was the _______ _______ _____

Answer 14

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 15

Kennedy used a ______ to stop missiles coming into Cuba

Answer 15

blockade

Question 16

Soviet leader _______ agreed to communicate more to prevent future conflict

Answer 16

Kruschev

Question 17

Vietnam was a colony of ____ before WWII, and the US refused to help__________ get their independence

Answer 17

France, Ho Chi Minh

Question 18

He turned to the ________ for aid and the country was splint between north and south(sound familiar)

Answer 18

Soviet Union

Question 19

The US felt that if Vietnam fell to communism then other nations in Southeast Asia would fall. as well; this was known as the ____ _____

Answer 19

Domino Theory

Question 20

The _________ resolution gave President _______ broad authority to fight in Vietnam.

Answer 20

Gulf of Tonkin, Johnson

Question 21

Americans began to question why we were fighting in Vietnam and a ________ emerged that the government said rejected American values.

Answer 21

counterculture

Question 22

Protests erupted througout America and four students were killed at ____ ___

Answer 22

Kent State

Question 23

Nixon started _____________ or the process of Americans becoming less involved in the war

Answer 23

Vietnamization