History - cold war quiz (20%)

Question 1

communism

Answer 1

the Russian ideology where they share wealth and the state owns everything

Question 2

Capitalism

Answer 2

America’s ideology. Democratic. People can vote for the government and private ownership lest people make money

Question 3

Soviet Union

Answer 3

the USSR

Question 4

Marshall Plan

Answer 4

The European part of the Truman Doctrine - $13 billion to Europe to keep communism away.

Question 5

Truman Doctrine

Answer 5

Truman’s Doctrine of “containment” stopping communism from spreading by military, economic and other means

Question 6

Treaty Of Friendship

Answer 6

The agreement between China and the USSR - in 1949 that shared resources and promised support for each other to remain communist

Question 7

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 7

Communist leader of North Vietnam

Question 8

Guerilla Warfare

Answer 8

What the Vietcong did. Warfare based on surprise tactics, attack and retreat. Used by smaller armies when faced with stronger opposition

Question 9

Detente

Answer 9

A cooling of cold war relations - getting on better

Question 10

Iron Curtain

Answer 10

Churchill’s phrase to show Europe divided between East and West - communism and capitalism

Question 11

Domino Theory

Answer 11

A theory that if one country fell to communism, its neighbouring countries would too. Containment aimed to stop this.

Question 12

MAD

Answer 12

Stand for “Mutually Assured Destruction” - After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fear of MAD encouraged both sides to negotiate arms reductions, needed after the failure of the Paris Peace Summit in 1960

Question 13

Test Ban Treaty

Answer 13

1963 - Banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the water or air

Question 14

Nixon Doctrine & Nuclear Umbrella

Answer 14

1968, Working with Secretary of state, Henry Kissinger to maintain Treaties and protect the free world

Question 15

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Answer 15

1968, 187 countries agreed that only the USA, USSR, the UK, France and China could have nuclear weapons

Question 16

SALT I

Answer 16

1972, “Strategic Arms Limitation talks”. Agreed to limit the number of ICBM’s and were allowed to spy using satellites. They continued to spy on each other - after 5 years failed to create SALT II (until 1979) but stopped by actions in Afghanistan