Unit 11 - Cold War Flashcards
What policy influenced the Truman Doctrine?
containment
What type of government did East Germany have?
dictatorship/capitalism
What type of government did West Germany have?
communism
At what parallel is Vietnam divided?
17th
Is Vietnam still divided?
Unified
At what parallel is Korea divided?
38th
Is Korea still divided?
Divided
Who talks about the iron curtain?
Winston Churchill
Who are the Big 3?
Churchill, Stalin, and Truman
Who talks about the missile crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Who talks about containment (battles)?
George Kennan
Who was the leader of the North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What government did North Vietnam have?
communism
What type of government does Vietnam have to this day?
communism
Who was the successor to Stalin?
Nikita Khruschev
Who overthrows Cuba and establishes a communist government?
Fidel Castro
What was Kennedy’s theory against nuclear war?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Where was the Yalta conference?
in Russia
Where is the iron curtain?
Eastern Europe
Who ordered the iron curtain?
Stalin
Who said “We are going to stay-period” - the Berlin Airlift
Harry Truman
Which economic system encourages free-enterprise and democracy?
capitalism
Who occupied the top left of Germany?
Great Britain
Who occupied the top right of Germany?
Russia
Who occupied the bottom left of Germany?
France
Who occupied the bottom right of Germany?
United States
The U.S., Canada, and most of Western Europe became part of what defensive alliance?
NATO
Ronald Reagan quotes - freedom peace - Seek peace - TEAR DOWN THIS WALL
What happens to NATO?
they grow bigger
