Cold War Flashcards
The ______________ marked the start of the Cold War between the ____________ and the _____________
Berlin blockade, United States, Soviet Union
the purpose of the Marshall Plan was
to provide aid to needy European countries for reconstruction
_______ aimed to defend its member nations against aggression, while the ____________ aimed to protect Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
NATO, Warsaw Pact
the _______________ symbolized the division between Western and Eastern Europe
Berlin Wall
Mao Zedong emerged as the
leader of the Chinese Communists after World War II
was the main cause of the renewed civil war between the ___________ and the ____________ after Japan surrendered
Political rivalries, Nationalists, Communists
_____________ was the main consequence of Mao’s Great Leap Forward
Famine and millions of deaths
The Cultural Revolution impact Chinese society was that it led to
social chaos and political repression
divided Korea into Communist and non-Communist nations
38th parallel
was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh
the main goal of the United States in getting involved in the Korean War was
to defend South Korea from Communist aggression
China supported the North Koreans with _________________ during the Korean War
tanks, airplanes, and money
_________________ developing were the three “worlds” that countries were grouped into after World War II
Industrialized capitalist nations, Communist nations
____________ led the Cuban Revolution and overthrew the unpopular dictator, __________-
Fidel Castro, Batista
the Soviet Union invaded ____________ in 1979, leading to a __________________
Afghanistan, long and costly war
the main reason for the United States’ support of the mujahideen rebels in Afghanistan was ___________
To protect Middle Eastern oil supplies
____________ was the Soviet leader that denounces Stalin and initiates destalinization
Nikita Khrushchev
was the policy of reducing Cold War tensions called
Detente
Brezhnev Doctrine was the name of the policy to prevent ________________________
the spread of communism followed by the Soviet Union
was the first American president to visit to Communist China
Richard Nixon
