Cold War Flashcards
what were the origins of the Cold War ??
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.
what regions came under Stalinism decision to set up communist dictatorships in Easter Europe ??
Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia Romania and east Germany
how did Churchhill describe the division of Europe ??
an iron curtain which means that the countries of Eastern Europe were communist dictatorships controlled by the USSR
what policy was developed to stop the spread of communism ??
containment
According to the Truman Doctrine the US would …
give assistance to nations threatened by communism
Under the Marshall Plan the US would …
provide aid to European nations to rebuild after World War II
what was the Berlin Airlift (1948-49)
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.
NATO
formed in 1949 made up of US Canada and Western European nations
Warsaw Pact
formed in 1955 made up of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites.
what was The Berlin Wall (1961)
A wall that east Germany’s communist government built in order to keep people from leaving communist East Berlin for free West Berlin
Arms Race was when …
both US and Soviet built up huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons
Revolts in Hungary and Czechoslovakia cause ..
the USSR to invade each time and use force to prevent democracy from developing
What democratic movement in Poland causes the USSR to force the polish govt to crack down ??
solidarity
what was Brezhnev Doctrine
do whatever necessary to make sure that these communist govt would remain in place
Korea had been divided into
communist North Korea and non communist South Korea
why did North Korea invade South Korea in 1950
to unite all of Korea under communist rule
who sent troops to to defend South Korea ?
US in line with the policy of containment
what was the result of the Korean War ??
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
Vietnam was divided in 1954 …
North Vietnam communist and south Vietnam non communist
what was the goal of the communist in Vietnam
to unite all of Vietnam under communist rule
who were the Vietcong
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
why does the us send troops to Vietnam ??
to help s Vietnam resist a communist takeover #containment
domino theory
if Vietnam become communist the other nations of southeast would too.
outcome of Vietnam war ??
us unable to defeat communist and after cease fire agreement is reached the us withdraws troops
all Vietnam under communist rule
