Cold War

Question 1

what were the origins of the Cold War ??

Answer 1

a global rivalry between the us (along with democratic countries) and the Soviet Union (and its communist allies) . It was a ideological rivalry / competition between democracy and communism.

Question 2

what regions came under Stalinism decision to set up communist dictatorships in Easter Europe ??

Answer 2

Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia Romania and east Germany

Question 3

how did Churchhill describe the division of Europe ??

Answer 3

an iron curtain which means that the countries of Eastern Europe were communist dictatorships controlled by the USSR

Question 4

what policy was developed to stop the spread of communism ??

Answer 4

containment

Question 5

According to the Truman Doctrine the US would …

Answer 5

give assistance to nations threatened by communism

Question 6

Under the Marshall Plan the US would …

Answer 6

provide aid to European nations to rebuild after World War II

Question 7

what was the Berlin Airlift (1948-49)

Answer 7

The Soviet union tried to take control of all of Berlin by forcing Western allies to give up West Berlin and set up a blockade. the US responds by sending in supplies by aircraft for almost a year and West Berlin remains free.

Question 8

NATO

Answer 8

formed in 1949 made up of US Canada and Western European nations

Question 9

Warsaw Pact

Answer 9

formed in 1955 made up of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites.

Question 10

what was The Berlin Wall (1961)

Answer 10

A wall that east Germany’s communist government built in order to keep people from leaving communist East Berlin for free West Berlin

Question 11

Arms Race was when …

Answer 11

both US and Soviet built up huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons

Question 12

Revolts in Hungary and Czechoslovakia cause ..

Answer 12

the USSR to invade each time and use force to prevent democracy from developing

Question 13

What democratic movement in Poland causes the USSR to force the polish govt to crack down ??

Answer 13

solidarity

Question 14

what was Brezhnev Doctrine

Answer 14

do whatever necessary to make sure that these communist govt would remain in place

Question 15

Korea had been divided into

Answer 15

communist North Korea and non communist South Korea

Question 16

why did North Korea invade South Korea in 1950

Answer 16

to unite all of Korea under communist rule

Question 17

who sent troops to to defend South Korea ?

Answer 17

US in line with the policy of containment

Question 18

what was the result of the Korean War ??

Answer 18

the costly war ended with Korea still divided and remains this way today

today =
s korea - prosperous democracy
n Korea- communist dictatorship with nuclear weapons

Question 19

Vietnam was divided in 1954 …

Answer 19

North Vietnam communist and south Vietnam non communist

Question 20

what was the goal of the communist in Vietnam

Answer 20

to unite all of Vietnam under communist rule

Question 21

who were the Vietcong

Answer 21

rebels in the south that were supported by north Vietnam who were trying to overthrow the south Vietnamese govt … north Vietnam also sent troops to south Vietnam to fight

Question 22

why does the us send troops to Vietnam ??

Answer 22

to help s Vietnam resist a communist takeover #containment

Question 23

domino theory

Answer 23

if Vietnam become communist the other nations of southeast would too.

Question 24

outcome of Vietnam war ??

Answer 24

us unable to defeat communist and after cease fire agreement is reached the us withdraws troops

all Vietnam under communist rule

Question 25

which communist group seized power in Cambodia ?? and what did they do ??

Answer 25

Khmer Rouge and they put radical policies into place to create an ideal communist society , forced people out of cities and executed thousands

Question 26

who led Khmer Rouge

Answer 26

pol pot

Question 27

what was the Cuban Revolution ??

Answer 27

rebels led by Fidel Castro seize power and Cuba becomes a communist dictatorship allied with USSR

Question 28

what was the bag of pigs ?? what was the goal ?? outcome ??

Answer 28

The United States organizes an invasion of Cuba by anti-communist Cubans to overthrow Castro . it ultimately fails and he stays in power

Question 29

what was the Cuban missile crisis ?? what happens ??

Answer 29

The Soviet union begins placing nuclear missiles in Cuba but the US demands that they be removed and puts blockade of Cuba into effect. after going to the brink of nuclear war the Soviet union remove the missiles

Question 30

glasnost

Answer 30

policy which allow greater openness and society

Gorbachev allowed some political freedoms

Question 31

perestroika

Answer 31

policy that called for economic reform and restructuring

Gorbachev try’s to improve by introducing some ideas from capitalism and allowing some private ownership

Question 32

gorbachevs goal

Answer 32

reform improve and strengthen Soviet Union … did not go as planned

Question 33

what was result of gorbachevs reforms ??

Answer 33

economy did not improve

glasnost allowed greater freedoms

non Russians call for independence

Question 34

what changes come to Easter Europe as a result of gorbachevs rule

Answer 34

democratic reform movements in Hungary Poland Czechoslovakia east Germany and Romania

gorb allows this to happen

E Germany opens Berlin Wall 1989

Germany reunite

Question 35

fall of Soviet

Answer 35

communist overthrow gorb but he survives temporary coup but is weakened

Soviet falls apart and collapses

15 republics become city states

end of Cold War