Cold War Flashcards
The origins of the cold war start with the agreement to split Germany into four____ after WWII until free elections could be held.
zones
Soviet leader ____ did not allow elections instead forced ________ on eastern European nations.
Stalin, communism
This prompted _______ to proclaim that an ______ _____ had descended over Europe separating communist and non-communist nations.
Churchill,iron curtain
The US then took on a foreign policy of __________ , or stopping the spread of communism.
Containment
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 ______).
Marshall,Truman Doctrine, Greece,Turkey
Truman took a stand against communist aggression during the _____ _______ by flying supplies to the blockaded city.
Berlin Airlift
Korea was a colony of ____ before WWII, but was split up between the Us and ____ _____ after the war.
Japan, Soviet Union
When the US left South Korea was invaded by the North,prompting Truman to send troops led by _______
MacAurthor
US never declared war, Truman called it a _______
Police action
The war was fought to a ______ where neither side could win.
stalemate
A demilitarized zone was created along the ______ parallel
38th
Cuba became a ______ stronghold in the western hemisphere led by the dictator _____ ____
communist, Fidel Castro
The US planned to overthrow him using_____ exites in the failed attempt called the ___ __ ____
Cuban, Bay of pigs
The closest the world came to nuclear war was the _______ _______ _____
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy used a ______ to stop missiles coming into Cuba
blockade
Soviet leader _______ agreed to communicate more to prevent future conflict
Kruschev
Vietnam was a colony of ____ before WWII, and the US refused to help__________ get their independence
France, Ho Chi Minh
He turned to the ________ for aid and the country was splint between north and south(sound familiar)
Soviet Union
The US felt that if Vietnam fell to communism then other nations in Southeast Asia would fall. as well; this was known as the ____ _____
Domino Theory
The _________ resolution gave President _______ broad authority to fight in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin, Johnson
Americans began to question why we were fighting in Vietnam and a ________ emerged that the government said rejected American values.
counterculture
Protests erupted througout America and four students were killed at ____ ___
Kent State
Nixon started _____________ or the process of Americans becoming less involved in the war
Vietnamization
