Cold War Flashcards
Who is Assad?
The president of Syria
Provide two reasons that Russia would help the Syrian government
Russia signed a pact with Syria during the Cold War.
Russia has a military base in Syria that can connect to the Mediterranean Sea
Name two reasons that the U.S doesn’t support the Syrian government
They are friends with Russia which will also be our enemy
They support an organization that we call terrorism
What is the cause of the Syrian civil war?
In Arab Spring, the government wants to be a communism but Arab want to become democratic
The government fought back and a war broke out
Why do travelers need to take their shoes off when entering airport terminals in the U.S?
Because a terrorist put a bomb inside his shoe
Name two facts Richard Reid that are related to the rule that we must remove our shoes before entering an airport terminals?
He was the guy that put a bomb inside his shoes
He was part of Al Aaeda
Name 5 faces about Al Qaeda
The leader was Bin Laden
It is a terrorist organization the teaches Islamic extremism and claims no country
They are opposed to Jews ruling Israel
Formed from a group that dog ugh the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The US provided military support when they fought the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan.
Why would North Korea threaten to use nuclear weapon against the US?
South Korea & US did a military exercise that was a threat to the South Korea
In Korea War, North Vs South. The south is allies with America
What lead to civil war
The soviets pushed the Japanese from the north while US pushed the Japanese from the south
Soviets wanted Korea to be communist while the US wanted Korea to be a democracy
What was the US policy of containment during the Cold War?
The US wanted to stop the spreading of communism
Why does the US spend so much money on the Military
After WW2, the US decided to be a global power to prevent to the spreading of communism
Provide 3 reasons that a person from Syria would thank the country of Russia
Syria is in civil war and Russia is helping them
Military
Humanitarian
