Unit 9: Quiz 1 Flashcards
A state of military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Cold War
A policy first adopted by President Harry Truman to limit Communism to the places already under Communist control.
containment
A social, economic, and military barrier between the Soviet bloc countries and Western Europe after World War II.
iron curtain
Nations that are politically and economically controlled by another country.
satellites
During the Cold War, these were the United States and the Soviet Union.
superpowers
What are the two historical events, including dates, that could be used to mark the end of the Cold War?
the breakup of the Soviet Union, 1991
the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, 1989
Who were the primary antagonists during the Cold War?
the United States
the Soviet Union
An alliance formed in 1949 by the nations of the United States, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, and Italy. The alliance was originally formed for mutual defense against a Soviet attack.
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A military alliance between the former Soviet Union and its satellite countries in Eastern Europe.
Warsaw Pact
The United States feared that the Soviet Union would ally itself with
Communist China
The United States gave substantial aid to Europe after World War II under the
Marshall Plan
The two parties that fought in China’s civil war were the
Nationalists and Communists
A wall built in 1961 by the Soviet Union that separated West Berlin from Soviet-controlled East Berlin and East Germany. It was dismantled in 1989
Berlin Wall
A designated area where military forces, activity, and installations have been removed.
demilitarized zone
Missiles, usually designed for the delivery of nuclear weapons, that have the capability of traveling from one continent to another.
intercontinental ballistic missiles
The return of prisoners of war to their own countries
repatriation
Pertaining to nuclear weapons based on fusion rather than those based on fission.
thermonuclear
In 1949, the _________ successfully tested their first atomic bomb
Soviets
In response to the Berlin blockade, the Western Allies began the ______, code-named “Operation Vittles,” which, at its height, landed one plane in Berlin every ____minutes
Berlin airlift
3
On _________________ , North Korea invaded South Korea.
Jun 25, 1950
The U.S. Congress ______ declare war on North Korea.
did not
the first artificial satellite
Sputnik I
seized the Suez Canal
Nasser
a more cautious Soviet leader
Khrushchev
