The Cold War

Question 1

Reasons for Cold War

Answer 1

The United States and the Soviet Union were very different, one was democratic and capitalist while the other one was totalitarian and communist
Neither wanted the other to spread its influence beyond its borders

Question 2

Eastern Europe Spheres of influence

Answer 2

In Germany, the French, British, and American regions merging into one forming a democratic West Germany; while the Soviets were in charge of eastern Europe

Question 3

Berlin Blockade

Answer 3

The soviets wanted all of Berlin so they cut off land access to Berlin from the West

Question 4

Berlin Airlift

Answer 4

response to Berlin blockade

the west flew in food and fuel to the western half of the city

Question 5

Truman doctrine

Answer 5

the U.S stated that it would aid countries threatened by communist takeovers

Question 6

NATO

Answer 6

The western bloc formed a military alliance of mutual defense

Question 7

Warsaw Pact

Answer 7

in response to this the Eastern bloc formed a military alliance

Question 8

Sun Yat-sen

Answer 8

promoted his Three Principles of the People, nationalism, socialism, and democracy
head of the Revolutionary Alliance that led the 1911 revolt against the Qing

Question 9

Kuomindang

Answer 9

established by Sun Yat-sen

dedicated to his own goals

Question 10

Mao Zedong

Answer 10

Communist leader in revolutionary China; advocated rural reform and role of peasantry in Nationalist revolution

Question 11

Long March

Answer 11

Communist escape from Hunan province during civil war with Guomindang

Question 12

Cultural Revolution

Answer 12

Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation

Question 13

Great Leap Foward

Answer 13

economic policy of Mao Zedong proposed small-scale industrialization projects integrated into peasant communities; led to economic disaster

Question 14

Tiananmen Square massacre

Answer 14

The government remained communist, so one million protesters met at the Tiananmen Square calling for democratic reform
government sent troops and opened fire

Question 15

division of Korea

Answer 15

was occupied by the U.S and the Soviet Union until it was re-established as an independent nation
Two separate governments were established, a Soviet-backed communist regime in North Korea and a U.S backed democracy in South Korea

Question 16

Division of Vietnam

Answer 16

An accord was signed in Geneva dividing the nation into 2 pieces, the communists under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh in the North and Ngo Dihn Diem became president of the democratic south

Question 17

Platt amendment

Answer 17

After Cuba won its independence from Spain, the U.S remained involved in Cuban affairs
also provided for the presence of the U.S military bases

Question 18

Fidel Castro

Answer 18

once a promoter of democracy, took control of the government, suspended plans for election, and established a communist dictatorship
The United Stated freaked when Castro established strong ties with the Soviet Union

Question 19

anti-Castro Cubans

Answer 19

In an attempt to overthrow Castro the U.S trained a group

Question 20

Bays of Pig invasions

Answer 20

President Kennedy authorized Invasion, not with the U.S military but with the Cuban exiles, they were quickly captured

Question 21

U.S spy planes in Cuba

Answer 21

detected the installation of Soviet missile in Cuba and Kennedy established a naval blockade around Cuba, refusing further shipments from the Soviet Union

Question 22

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 22

The U.S made it clear that it would retaliate against the Soviet Union if missiles were launched from Cuba

Soviets said they would remove missiles in exchanged for a promise the Americans wouldn’t invade Cuba

Question 23

End of Cold War

Answer 23

By the end of 1991 the Cold War was over, the Warsaw Pact had disbanded, and the U.S found itself as the world’s only superpower

Question 24

Boris Yeltsin

Answer 24

Russia’s first president