Cold War/Holocaust*

Question 1

12 nations with a standing military force. “Attack on one is an attack on all”

Answer 1

NATO

Question 2

Why was the Warsaw Pact formed?

Answer 2

To make Soviet alliances and to counter NATO

Question 3

What 12 nations were part of NATO?

Answer 3

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and the United States.

Question 4

A plan that provides money from the USA to other countries for any nations wishing to build after WWII

Answer 4

Marshall Plan

Question 5

A wall that was built in 1962; a symbol for the Cold War

Answer 5

Berlin Wall

Question 6

Openess and honesty in discussing the problems of the country

Answer 6

Glasnost

Question 7

Restructuring of the Soviet economy to make it more efficient and productive

Answer 7

Perestroika

Question 8

Why did the Cold War end?

Answer 8

Leaders involved wanted change, reforms in the Soviet Union, economies were bad

Question 9

Why did countries who made up Yugoslavia fall?

Answer 9

They wanted independence and differences in religion and race

Question 10

What were the short term results of Russia moving from a communist to capitalist economy?

Answer 10

The transition was rough and the economy was struggling

Question 11

Germany would be divided into four zones of occupation, along with Berlin; everybody controlled territory their armies had conquered

Answer 11

Yalta Conference

Question 12

Place these events in order: American U2 spy plane, Cuban Missile Crisis, building of the Berlin wall

Answer 12

U2, Berlin, Cuban missile

Question 13

What happened during the U2 incident?

Answer 13

Soviets shot down a US U2 plane. An apology was demanded but the Soviets refused

Question 14

Why was the Berlin wall built?

Answer 14

To prevent non-communist countries from entering the city to help, etc.

Question 15

What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 15

Secret missile shooting sites were found in Cuba. This caused a great danger to the US

Question 16

What were some key elements in the downfall of the communist governments in Eastern Europe?

Answer 16

Fall of the Berlin wall, leaders wanted to be less communist, new policies

Question 17

Describe the evolution of the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union in the months and years following WWII

Answer 17

US and Soviets had different views on governments, didn’t really get along because Soviets liked communism

Question 18

A fighting technique used by the Germans; included fast and surprise attacks on the enemy using large concentrations of soldiers, vehicles, and weapons

Answer 18

Blitzkrieg

Question 19

A policy that was created to help Greece and Turkey from joining the Soviet Union

Answer 19

Truman doctrine

Question 20

How does the Truman doctrine relate to the containment policy and the US sending aid to countries fighting communism?

Answer 20

This was preventing countries from getting involved with communism

Question 21

If one country falls to communism, all the rest will

Answer 21

Domino effect

Question 22

What did the Soviet Union partake in to further the growth of communism in north Vietnam?

Answer 22

Soviets helped out spread communism in the north

Question 23

Who was the soviet leader who used fear to influence his desire to set up soviet governments in Eastern Europe?

Answer 23

Stalin

Question 24

Why was Stalin eager to build a communist government around the Soviet Union?

Answer 24

He was afraid of another invasion from Germany

Question 25

How was Eisenhower involved in WWII?

Answer 25

He was in charge of plans to defeat Germany and Japan

Question 26

What is the watershed moment that best signals the end of the Cold War?

Answer 26

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Question 27

What were the implications for east and west Germany involved in the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 27

Citizens were allowed to travel back and forth, more freedom and rights

Question 28

After WWII which nations in Eastern Europe did the soviets make satellite states?

Answer 28

Albania, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, east Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

Question 29

Who coined the term “Iron Curtain”?

Answer 29

Winston Churchill

Question 30

What 2 religions did not get along in Ireland?

Answer 30

Protestant and Catholic

Question 31

Why did the nations of Europe think it was important to have a balance of power?

Answer 31

They didn’t want something like WWI or WWII to happen again

Question 32

What nations during the Cold War were neutral?

Answer 32

Austria, Finland, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Spain

Question 33

President of Poland who helped make Poland democratic

Answer 33

Lech Walesa