Cold War Flashcards
What reason did Americans give for protesting the war in Vietnam?
It was a Civil War and the United States should not have interfered.
Which resolution allowed President Johnson to take all necessary measures “to repel any armed attack or to prevent further aggression?”
Gulf of Tonkin
Which country launched an artificial satellite called Sputnik in 1957?
Soviet Union
Which country formed the group NASA?
United States
What was the goal of the United Nations?
promote conditions that support world peace
What was the reason for the United States to use the military in Korea and Vietnam?
To stop the spread of communism
Why did the Vietcong support communism?
they felt the government was corrupt and favored the wealthy.
What was the Berlin wall trying to prevent?
people in East Berlin from fleeing to West Berlin
Domino Theory
based on the belief that if South Vietnam fell to communism other countries in the region would follow.
Detente
policy to reduce tensions between two countries.
Satellite Nation
One that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation.
38th Parallel
Line dividing North and South Korea
Truman Doctrine
Program to encourage nations to resist communism expansion.
Cold War
intense rivalry that lasted 50 years between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Competition for economic and political power.
What was the goal of NATO?
to defend Western Europe against any Soviet threat.
Define NATO.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, made up of the U.S. and other friendly nations.
What was the name of the Alliance system formed by the Soviet Union?
Warsaw Pact
Who provided Cuba with weapons?
Soviet Union
Define SALT Agreement.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear war heads and missiles.
Which country did the Soviet Union invade that lasted 10 years?
Afghanistan
Why did the United States pull out of Vietnam?
unpopular in the U.S., the war was a Civil War and had no impact on the U.S., too many Americans were getting killed or injured.
Which Cold War event was the closest the world came to a Nuclear War?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What event strengthened Castro in Cuba and embarrassed the United States?
Bay of Pigs invasion
Define Marshall Plan
American plan to help European nations rebuild their economies after WWII.
