HISTORY COLD WAR QUIZ Flashcards
Kennedy Debate vs. Nixon-
(date, who won, significance)
1960 debate
1st televised debate
Kennedy won the debate
Bay of Pigs:
(who?)
U.S./Cuban exiles and Cuba
Bay of Pigs:
(what?)
An airstrike (invasion) from the U.S. which failed
Bay of Pigs:
(when)
April 17th 1961
Bay of Pigs:
(where?)
In South Cuba
Bay of Pigs:
(why?)
aimed to overthrow communist government in cuba
Bay of Pigs:
(consequences/result?)
U.S. lost
America accepted defeat and lost a lot of prestige and pride. It was exposed that America tried to invade another country.
Berlin Wall:
(what?)
The Russians built the Berlin Wall to separate communism and non-communism East and West Berlin.
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(who?)
U.S and Cuba/Soviet Union
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(what?)
The soviets had an atomic bomb in cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(when?)
October 16th 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(where?)
Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(why?)
to get ahead in nuclear abilities
The Soviet Union, disturbed by the attempted Bay of Pigs invasion, had pledged to support Castro’s government.
- the u.s knew because of their radiation activities their spy plane detected
Cuban Missile Crisis:
(end result? end deal?)
Soviet Union promised they would withdraw their missiles in Cuba, U.S. promised not to invade and withdrew our missiles in turkey.
led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Interstate Highway Act of 1954:
Creation of hundreds of miles of freeways
(allowed for the evacuation of major cities in the event of nuclear attack)
-created deserted towns
Purpose of United Nations:
To try to solve any disputes between nations, to prevent going to war.
Security Council:
(# of members and who? and what?)
-5 members
(U.S. ,Russia, Great Britain, China, France)
- security council within the United Nations
Germany/Berlin Division:
(what? how divided? problem?)
Germany and Berlin were divided in half.
West Berlin-controlled by the U.S.
East(Berlin)- controlled by the Soviets.
Problem: people that lived around west Berlin, if you can get out of west Berlin, you can get out of communism.
N.A.T.O:
(what?)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(U.S. and their allies.)
Warsaw Pact:
(what?)
Soviet Union and their “Satellite Nations”
a military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe
Occupation of Japan:
(what?)
United States occupied helped rebuild Japan, close trading partners and allies.
Collective Security:
(what does it mean to have it?)
- If I have allies, I have collective security.
Satellite State:
Countries that were a part of the Warsaw pact that were allies with the soviet Union
(communist countries)
Cold War Dates:
1945- to early 1990’s
Containment:
US policy to Contain communism events
Truman Doctrine:
a US policy of providing political, military, and economic aid to nations resisting communism, aiming to contain its spread
Marshall Plan:
Called for the Nations of Europe to draw up a program for economic recovery from the war.
Berlin Blockade:
You can no longer get to West Berlin because Soviets blocked all land access to West Berlin and prevented resources from reaching there.
- Soviets failed because U.S resulted to aircraft.
China Turns Red:
Part of the Cold war U.S tried to stop communism from spreading.
- Communism spread into China, and the US failed.
Soviets Detonate Bomb:
Shows that they were equal in terms of military.
Korean War- Dates?
June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
When was sputnik launched?
October 4, 1957
Why did the Korean/Cold war start?
North Korea was trying to take over South Korea and unifying the country
What was the outcome of the Korean/Cold war?
There was an armistice, no territory was gained or lost. The korean war was a stalemate
- large tensions
- two divided nations (North and South Korea)
In the Korean/Cold war, who replaced Truman?
Eisenhower
Sputnik:
(significance?)
showed that the Soviets were ahead in the space race.
U-2 Spy Plane:
(significance?)
was going to expand our war industry, we were going to build more and more
Brinkmanship:
(what?)
your taking events that lead you to the brink of war. (like cuban missile crisis)
Eisenhower Doctrine:
- foreign policy speech
- policy of containment introduced
- policy to prevent communism in any way.
Domino Theory:
If one country falls to communism, other countries will fall too.
Military Industrial Complex:
Eisenhower’s warning that you need to be careful of the influence in what can happen if you continue to build up your military resources.
- refers to the close relationship between a nation’s military, defense industry, and government
GI Bill:
(what?)
gave world war ll veterans low-interest mortgages to purchase new homes and provided them with educational stipends to go to college or graduate school.
Change for the role of Women in 1950s:
Women had gone into the defense industry and many types of jobs that used to be held by men. In order to get women to join the war effort the federal government had also provided child care and good wages.
Why the suburbs grew:
Suburban homes offered a chance for middle class families to live the American dream. Made atomic destruction of the mass population less likely. The GI bills also let veterans buy homes cheaply.
Music of 1950’s:
Rock n roll became one of the most popular genres of music to listen to and overthrew rhythm and blues. Some adults disliked this music while some people in this generation became known as beatniks.
Importance of Television:
The percent of Americans that owned a television were 90 percent of people with at least one television set. They would spend six hours per day sitting in front of the television and watching.
Cars/automobiles in 1950s:
Many Americans in the suburbs depended more on automobiles and from 1948 to 1958, passenger car sales increased by more than 50 percent.
Baby Boom in 1950s:
With people living better and having money, the birth rate, which had fallen to 19 births per 1,000 people during the Depression, soared to more than 25 births per 1,000 in its peak year of 1957.
McCarthyism:
Senator who accused communist of infiltrating federal agencies.
American Dream 1950’s:
characterized by a home in the suburbs and a car in the garage.
What did Kennedy do during his presidency?
foreign policies
