The Cold War Flashcards
State official who suggested that soviet expansion be resisted.
George Kennan
Announced the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe
George Marshall
Founder of North Korea
Kim Il-sung
General who has a plan to invade Korea behind enemy lines
Douglas MacArthur
Senator from Wisconsin
Joseph McCarthy
Leader of Soviet Union after Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Pilot who was shot down by the soviets
Francis Gary Powers
Communitstic dictator of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Commander of US forces in Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Secretary of state for nixon
Henry Kissinger
Artist who made the Vietnam memorial in Washington DC
Maya Lin
Resisting the expansion of communism
Containment
Proposal that US and USSR spy in the open over countries
Open Skies
Soviet union launches a satellite over earth
Sputnik*
The knowledge shared by the us and soviet union that an attack by either would lead to destruction on both ends
Mutually-assured destruction
Blockade of Cuba during
Quarantine
The belief south Vietnam fell to communism that the rest would follow
Domino effect
Chemical used to destroy plants and sprayed around Vietnam
Agent Orange*
Technique used in Vietnam to enter an area to look through and kills and destroy their property
Search-and-destroy
Encouraged the war to continue
Hawks
Opposed the war
Doves
A condition soldiers got after war or battle
Post-traumatic stress disorder
People who are fleeting their country because of fear of persecution and seek safety elsewhere
Refugees
An attempt to ease tensions and improve relations with US and Soviet Union
Détente
Where General Mac Arthur group landed behind enemy lines
Inchon
Body of water that Vietnam attacked US with gunboats
Gulf of Tongkin
When the US wants broadcast to bring our side of the story to the cold war to eastern Europe
Radio Free Europe
Government Agency to train for spying
Central Intelligence Agency
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Started by US, Canada, and European Allies
National Defense Education Act
To provide gov funding in advanced programs in math science and endangering
Provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 (3)
- Air force is separate service. (Army Air Core/Air Force)
- National Security Council
- CIA
Goals of the Marshall Plan (4)
- Opening markets, creating investment op, for American Businesses
- Stabilize the European economy
- Improve standard of living for europeans
- Undermine support- socialists
Reason for the Soviet blockade of Berlin
They did not support out British, French, US idea to unite Germany
When did the Korean War end?
It hasn’t ended
Provisions of the Geneva Peace Accords of 1954 (4)
- French leave SE Asia
- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Independent
- Vietnam divided
- A date set of Vietnam elections
Reason why Congress added the words “under God” to the Pledge and “in God we trust” to our money
We want to demonstrate out religion values from the communist who are atheists
Purpose of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Banning testing on Nuclear devices on the atmosphere
Actions taken by Lyndon Johnson in escalating the war in Vietnam (4)
- Increase Economic assistance on Vietnam
- Increase convert operation
- Bomb North Vietnam
- Deploy Us combat troops
Outcome of the North Vietnamese lunar New Year offensive of 1968
Overwhelming victory for the US and South Vietnam
Provisions of Richard Nixon’s strategy for ending the U.S. combat role in Vietnam (4)
- Peace talks with N. Vietnamese
- Bomb N. Vietnamese supply routes in Laos
- Covert ground ops in Cambodia
- Gradually withdraw US combat troops and handover to S. Vietnamese
Purpose of the War Powers Act; reason why every President has ignored it
If the president deploys troops to combat for more than 60 days he must get congressional approval , since he doesnt need permission from congress since the president is the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States
Approximate number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War
58,000 (8 Women)
Action Gerald Ford wanted to take following the North Vietnamese invasion of the south; reason why he couldn’t
Congress refused to give money
Jimmy Carter’s response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Boycotts the US from going to Summer Olympics
Describe in detail the causes of the Cold War. (3)
- USSR seeks to spread commuinism- US resits
- Atomic bomb- we have it, soviet wants it
- Lend-Lease ends Soviets is upset. No more free military goodies
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
