The Cold War

Question 1

When did The Cold War take place?

Answer 1

1945 - 1991

Question 2

What was the Cold War?

Answer 2

The Cold War was a 50 year struggle between the United States (democratic nation) and the Soviet Union (communist nation) after World War II. It is called a “cold” war because the United States and the Soviet Union never directly fought each other

Question 3

What did the Soviet Union (USSR) do after WW2?

Answer 3

the Soviet Union took over the small nations of Eastern Europe and turned them into communist satellites

Question 4

What was the Iron Curtain?

Answer 4

term used by Winston Churchill to describe the imaginary line dividing the democratic countries of Western Europe from the communist countries of Eastern Europe.

Question 5

What was the Containment Policy?

Answer 5

This was the policy used by the United States in which it attempted to stop the spread of communism.

Question 6

Truman Doctrine
(Containment Policy ex.)

Answer 6

The United States gave $400 million in economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey to help them defeat communist groups within their countries.

Question 7

Marshall Plan
(Containment Policy ex.)

Answer 7

The United States gave $13 billion to the countries of Western Europe to help them rebuild after World War II.

Question 8

Crisis in Germany

Answer 8

After World War II, Germany was divided into 2 nations. West Germany became
a democratic nation (US). East Germany became a communist nation controlled by
the Soviet Union.

Question 9

What was the Berlin Wall?

Answer 9

Concrete wall built by the Communists around the city of West Berlin to prevent people in East Germany from fleeing to West Germany.

Question 10

What was the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 10

Event in which the United States, Britain, and France flew in supplies to the people of West Berlin after Stalin set up a blockade.

Question 11

What was NATO?
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Answer 11

This was a military alliance between
the United States, Canada, and the democratic nations of Western Europe. The
nations of this alliance agreed than an attack on one nation in the alliance was
considered to be an attack on all of the nations of the alliance.

Question 12

What was the Warsaw Pact?

Answer 12

This was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and the other Communist nations of Eastern Europe.

Question 13

Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Answer 13

When Hungary (a communist satellite controlled by the Soviet Union) tried to break away from Soviet control, the Soviet Union sent in the army and repressed (ended) the rebellion.

Question 14

What was the Arms Race?

Answer 14

The United States and Soviet Union competed to build up the largest supply
of nuclear weapons.

Question 15

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?

Answer 15

Began when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union was building
missile bases in Cuba (a new Communist nation) and pointing nuclear missiles at
the United States

Question 16

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

Answer 16

The crisis ended when the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles This event is the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war between countries

Question 17

What happened to Korea and Vietnam during the Cold War?

Answer 17

Korea and Vietnam (two nations in East Asia) were each divided into 2 separate countries. One side of each country became communist and the other side became democratic. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were the result of
this situation. Today, North Korea is still communist and South Korea is still democratic. After the Vietnam War, all of Vietnam became one united communist nation.