Cold war study guide Flashcards
U.S. President who beginning in 1964, increased the number of U.S. Troops in Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War and Vietnam war
Stop the spread of communism
Communism leader of Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis
Fidel Castro
Soviet leader who prompted the growth of heavy industry over consumer goods after WWII
Joseph Stalin
U.S. President involved in the Cuban missile crisis
John F. Kennedy
Separated north and South Korea
38th parallel
What was signed to bring an end to the Korean War
Armistice of 1953
What was created to stop communism anywhere around the world
Truman Doctrine
Kim II-Sung was the leader of
North Korea
Syngman Rhee was the leader of
South Korea
What was the Cuban missile crisis
Hen Cuba had nuclear weapons 90 miles from the U.S.
U.S. Fears about the spread of communism were increased when _______ became a communist nation in 1940
China
What ideologies contributed to the Vietnam and Korean wars
Communism and capitalism
What was the reason for the Vietnam and Korean War
North Korea as under communism rule and South Korea under capitalism rule
What were some differences between the east and West Berlin
east was communism and west was capitalism
The ‘Bay of Pigs’ refers to…
Invasion in 1961 by the United States in Cuba it was unsuccessful
Why was the Berlin Wall built
To keep east and West Berlin separated
Describe the iron curtain
Imaginary line that separate communism and capitalism
Describe he Berlin air lift
The U.S. Needed to get supplies but the Soviet Union wouldn’t let them cross so they had to fly over
Explain how the city of Berlin was divided after WWII. If the Americans tried to get to their section in Berlin how would they get to it
4 sectors they would have to fly over
What is an ideology
Set of ideas
What are the two sets of ideologies that cause the Cold War
- Communism
2. Capitalism
What’s the name given hen the U.S. flew planes into Berlin to help the citizens
Berlin air lift
A figurative name given to separate east and west Germany between communism and capitalism
Iron curtain
This was built to keep the East Berliners from moving into the west
Berlin wall
The unites states attempt to overthrow the Cuban government
Bay of pigs
Reason for the U.S. to get involved int he Vietnam war
Stop the spread of communism
Country that supported north Vietnam
Soviet Union
Country that supported south Vietnam
United States
The Berlin Wall fell in what year
1989
The Berlin Wall was built in what year
1961
The 13 day crisis that brought the U.S. closer to nuclear war
Cuban missile crisis
What was placed in Cuba that made the U.S. nervous
Nuclear weapons
Soviet leader who build the Berlin Wall
Nikita Khrushchev
