cold war

Question 1

what was the purpose of the united nations?

Answer 1

a meeting place for countries to come and work out differences to prevent future wars

Question 2

The Soviet Union set up a Communist government. What does that mean?

Answer 2

the gov. owns and controls everything

Question 3

How did the Soviet Union (USSR) and the US differ during this time period?

Answer 3

the soviet union was a communist gov. and the US had a democracy (freedom to choose)

Question 4

Define NATO and describe its purpose.

Answer 4

NATO is an alliance between countries -they will help each other in case of an attack

Question 5

What was the Berlin Wall? Why was it important.

Answer 5

A wall built by the Soviets to prevent people from escaping to West Germany. the wall was a symbol of communism to control everything.

Question 6

Describe what a cold war is and how it was fought between the US and Soviet Union.

Answer 6

It is not an actual war. It is a competition between two nations for power

Question 7

North Korea

Answer 7

communist

Question 8

South Korea

Answer 8

democratic

Question 9

Describe what led to the Korean war and why the US got involved.

Answer 9

America wanted to help stop the spread of communism. The war was because the north wanted to make all of korea communist.

Question 10

What is stalemate?

Answer 10

no side wins or loses- things stay the same

Question 11

What was the result of the Korean war?

Answer 11

end in stalemate.

Question 12

Communism began to spread around the world. Citizens of the US became worried that communists would enter the US. What was the result of this fear?

Answer 12

This was called the Red Scare. Americans feared that red army (soviets) were secretly in America to turn it, communist. Many people lost jobs and arrested for being accused of being communist.

Question 13

Describe the arms race.

Answer 13

a competition to have more and better weapons. this lead to the hydrogen bomb

Question 14

Cuban Missile Crisis and how did it almost lead the USSR and the US to nuclear war

Answer 14

soviets were storing missiles in Cuba so their missiles could hit anywhere in the US. the US navy created a blockade around Cuba which created tension but the soviets backed down.

Question 15

Describe the space race.

Answer 15

a competition in space exploration. soviets were in space first, but America won by putting a man on the moon.

Question 16

South Vietnam

Answer 16

democratic

Question 17

North Vietnam

Answer 17

communist

Question 18

What was America’s response to the Vietnam war?

Answer 18

America feared that if Vietnam became communist that all the other countries would become communist. so America got involved to help south Vietnam.

Question 19

What was American Reaction to Americans getting involved in the Vietnam war?

Answer 19

many Americans protested the war. there were so many deaths and people couldn’t understand why America was even involved.

Question 20

How did the Vietnam war end and what was the result?

Answer 20

America dropped out (cease fire) and north Vietnam took over making south Vietnam communist.