Cold War Rivalry

Question 1

What was the Truman doctrine?

Answer 1

1947 - the USA was committed to contain and prevent communism

Question 2

What was the Berlin crisis?

Answer 2

In 1948 Stalin ordered that’s communication links between West Berlin and west Germany should be blocked
US then brought in airlifts to Berlin
Stalin gave up and resumed communication in 1949

Question 3

What did the USSR do in 1955?

Answer 3

Set up the Warsaw pact

Question 4

What was NATO

Answer 4

In 1949 the USA and 11 other western powers formed NATO

Question 5

When was the Berlin Wall built?

Answer 5

1961

Question 6

What was the Cuban missile crisis?

Answer 6

1959 - leader of cuba was overthrown
Kennedy supported the bay of pigs invasion of cuba which failed
Khrushchev agreed to remove missiles from Cuba if US removed missiles from turkey
Partial test ban treaty introduced - agreed to stop testing nuclear missiles

Question 7

What was the Test Ban Treaty?

Answer 7

Signed in 1963 banning nuclear testing

Question 8

When was the US at war with the Vietcong?

Answer 8

1965 - 1968

Question 9

What happened in Vietnam?

Answer 9

Vietcong used guerrilla tactics and US had heavy losses
Vietcong were well supplied by china and ussr

Question 10

When was the Vietnam war ceasefire?

Answer 10

1973