Early Cold War - CMC

Question 1

When was the UN created?

Answer 1

April 1945

Question 2

Which of the following was not true: Germany crused, Japan was occuppied, Britain was thriving, China in a civil war.

Answer 2

Britain was thriving

Question 3

Why was Germany broken up into four zones?

Answer 3

de-Nazification

Question 4

Who used the term Iron curtain in 1946?

Answer 4

Chirchill

Question 5

What was coined the “long telegram” abouthow the US should deal with the USSR?

Answer 5

containment

Question 6

The Truman Doctrine had three maine asspects which of the following was not one: ideaological, political, military, economical?

Answer 6

ideological

Question 7

What was lasted 15 months at the peak of tenion in the Cold War?

Answer 7

Berlin Blockade

Question 8

What dose NATO stand for?

Answer 8

North Atlantic Treaty Organiazation

Question 9

When did the Soviets aquire the atomic bomb?

Answer 9

1949

Question 10

When did China go Comunist?

Answer 10

1949

Question 11

Where did Shek flee to with hi Nationalist forces?

Answer 11

Taiwan

Question 12

Who lead the “House Un-American activities” that caused the Red scare?

Answer 12

McCarthy

Question 13

The war in Korea was called the world first what….

Answer 13

police action

Question 14

The War in Korea was a UN efore but how much of the total forces wer US?

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

Which country had significant impact when they joined North Korea?

Answer 15

China

Question 16

At what paralle is the country divided at after the cease-fire?

Answer 16

38th

Question 17

What was the military pact created by the USSR to rival NATO?

Answer 17

Warsaw Pact

Question 18

In 1956 what country had an uprising agains the Soviet domination?

Answer 18

Hungary

Question 19

Who invaded to retake the Suez after Nasser nationalized it?

Answer 19

British and French

Question 20

What happened on Oct 4, 1957?

Answer 20

Sputnik was lanched (Soviet)

Question 21

What year did the Berlin wall start to go up?

Answer 21

1961

Question 22

The relations between the US and Cuba woresed after what event?

Answer 22

The Bay of Pigs

Question 23

What word was used by the US to describe their action in the CMC?

Answer 23

Quarantine

Question 24

In the resolution of the CMC the US agreed to never invade Cuba and…

Answer 24

Remove missiles from Turkey

Question 25

What does MAD stand for?

Answer 25

Multualy Assured Destruction

Question 26

What industry dod the US control in Cuba?

Answer 26

Sugar

Question 27

What plan did Kenedy inherit and what was it?

Answer 27

Esinhower - called for US support for Cuban exiles to re-invade and re-capture Cuba, Used Guatamala as base

Question 28

What were three reasons for Khrushchev sending missles to Cuba?

Answer 28

behind in the arms race, Cuba and USSR feared US invasion, putting missils next tot us may convince them to revove turkish missils

Question 29

What were the three possible responses to the knolege that ther ewas USSR missles in Cuba?

Answer 29

diplomaccy attack and invade naval blockade/quatantine

Question 30

Who was the driver for the the naval blocakde?

Answer 30

Robert Kennedy

Question 31

What did the first letter form the USSR say, what did the second?

Answer 31

1) Khrushchev promised revovel of cuban missils if Kenedy promised no invasion. 2) Brought up Turkish missils, missile trade?

Question 32

Who came up with the solution about what letter to respond to?

Answer 32

Kennedy

Question 33

What was the significance of the CMC, and what three factors were different?

Answer 33

Was a conflict between superpowers (US and USSR) 1) It was military oriented 2) definitly about Nuclear weapons 3) Brinksminship

Question 34

What did Kennedy and Khrushchev esstablish and what was it called?

Answer 34

Direct link phone between the Khrushchev and the White House, It was called the red phone