Colddd brrr (cold war)\ Flashcards
a policy first adopted by President Truman to stop the spread of Communism
containment
the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
superpowers
nations that are politically and economically controlled by another country
satellites
a state of military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
Cold War
a social, economic, and military barrier between the Soviet bloc countries and Western Europe after World War II
iron curtain
What are the two historical events, including dates, that could be used to mark the end of the Cold War?
the breakup of the Soviet Union, 1991
the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, 1989
Who were the primary antagonists during the Cold War?
the United States
the Soviet Union
In which of the following nations did the Soviet Union establish communist governments?
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
What action did Stalin take to gain Soviet influence over Eastern European nations?
He installed or supported pro-soviet governments in these nations.
What alliance was originally formed for mutual defense against a Soviet attack?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What pact a military alliance between the former Soviet Union and its satellite countries in Eastern Europe.
Warsaw pact
What power do members of the security council hold that allows them to block resolutions that might be helpful to other members?
veto
What consist all members of the UN and makes recommendations on important issues such as peace and security.
General Assembly
main goal of the Security Council
to keep peace in the world
What were the names of the two parties that fought in China’s civil war?
Communists
Nationalists
Which policy allowed the United States to give substantial aid to Europe after World War II?
Marshall Plan
The United States feared that Communist China would ally itself with which nation?
the Soviet Union
have the capability of traveling from one continent to another
intercontinental ballistic missiles
nuclear weapons based on fusion rather than those based on fission
thermonuclear
a designated area where military forces, activity, and installations have been removed
demilitarized zone
the return of prisoners of war to their own countries
repatriation
separated West Berlin from Soviet-controlled East Berlin and East Germany
Berlin Wall
Why was Douglas MacArthur fired as commander of the armed forces in Korea?
for insubordination
who successfully tested their first atomic bomb.
soviets
What was the name of the operation created by the Western Allies in response to the Berlin blockade?
Berlin airlift
When did North Korea invaded South Korea
June 25, 1950
What was unique about American involvement in the Korean War?
It supplied the most troops and equipment.
It participated without a formal declaration of war.
What happened in May of 1960 that began to deteriorate relations between the Americans and the Soviets?
an American spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union
What three nations attacked Egypt in 1956 in order to recover the Suez Canal?
France
Israel
Great Britain
The U.S. naval blockade of Cuba was in response to what discovery?
Cuba had begun installing missiles on the island
the first artificial satellite
Sputnik I
seized the Suez Canal
Nasser
a more cautious Soviet leader
Khrushchev
ordered the blockade of Cuba
Kennedy
leader of the Cuban Revolution
Castro
South Vietnamese Communists
Viet Cong
Vietnamese nationalist
Ho Chi Minh
defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
began a policy of Vietnamization
Nixon
asked Congress to support wider American involvement
Johnson
corrupt South Vietnamese leader
Ngo Dinh Diem
Which Resolution was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1964 that allowed the president to expand American involvement in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin
What effect did the Tet Offensive have on the United States?
It led to the start of peace negotiations.
Which offensive was a large, well-coordinated attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese that coincided with the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year?
Tet Offensive
The first free trade union in a Communist country was located in Poland. What was the name of that free trade union?
Solidarity
The Soviets invaded WHOOOOOOO in 1979 to support the installment of a Communist regime.
Afghanistan
The United States responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by _________ the 1980_______in Moscow.
boycotting
Olympics
What does the term détente refer to?
a period of better relations between the superpowers during the 1970s
What was was signed in 1979, but it was never ratified by the U.S. Senate.
SALT II
In what nation did Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel lead the transitional government?
Czechoslovakia
Which of the following split into five nations after the fall of Communism?
Yugoslavia
Which event marked the symbolic end of Communism in Eastern Europe?
destruction of the Berlin Wall
Who was was initially cautious in its response to Gorbachev.
United States
The nation of Yugoslavia split into how many independent nations in 1991?
five
In which year did East and West Germany reunite as one nation?
1990
Who was the elected president of the Russian Republic who led the resistance to the coup attempt in 1991?
Yeltsin
Why did the 1991 coup attempt against Gorbachev fail?
It lacked the support of the people and army.
Eleven of the original fifteen republics of the Soviet Union formed the
Commonwealth of Independent States
