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B WHII Unit 4 Test
Cold War Test
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Iron Curtain | imaginary line between West and East Europe AFTER World War II |
| West | Area of Europe after World War II that was mostly democratic governments |
| East | Area of Europe after World War II that was mostly communist governments |
| Political | The iron curtain during the Cold War showed ____ divisions of Europe after World War II |
| After | The Cold War era is _____ the end of World War II. (Before or After?) |
| Yalta Conference | Decisions about rebuilding Europe and Korea after World War II was over was agreed upon at this meeting between the "big three" |
| Rivalry | The Cold War was a ____ between the US and USSR and communist ideals v. democratic ideals. |
| Superpowers | US and USSR were considered military ______ between 1945-1991. |
| Nuclear | Both the US and USSR had _____ weapons and were building arsenals during the Cold War |
| Containment | Harry Truman's _____ policy included the plan to keep communism ideas from spreading outside of those agreed upon at the Yalta Conference. |
| North Korea | This area of Korea would remain communist and rebuilding was supported by the USSR |
| South Korea | This area of Korea would remain democratic and rebuilding was supported by the US |
| Satellite States | In Europe, East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania were considered ______ _______ and behind the "iron curtain." |
| Deterrence Theory | During the Cold War, the US and USSR would engage in the ____ ____= idea that having more nuclear weapons that each other would help aviod a nuclear war out of fear of destruction |
| Marshall Plan | U.S. program that provided massive financial aid to rebuild Western Europe after World War II. |
| Berlin | Capital of Germany that was split between the US, France, Britain, and USSR |
| Berlin Blockade | The Soviet Union blocked all roads, railways, and canals into West Berlin, trying to force the Allies out of the city. |
| Berlin Airlift | The U.S., Britain, and other Allies flew in food, fuel, and supplies to West Berlin for almost a year |
| communist | Berlin and Germany were split into and east and west being rebuilt in the democratic style in the west and ___ style in the east |
| Berlin Wall | This was constructed in 1961 by the USSR to keep East Germans from leaving |
| Bay of Pigs | In 1961, the U.S. supported a group of Cuban exiles in an attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro. |
| Germany | This European country was split into an East and West after World War II |
| Western | This area of Germany and Berlin was democratic during the Cold War. |
| Eastern | This area of Germany and Berlin was communist during the Cold War. |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | considered to be the closest point of nuclear war between the USSR and US |
| Fidel Castro | Cuba's communist leader during the Cold War |
| Cuba | location of USSR missiles and nuclear weapons in 1962 |
| John F Kennedy | US President during Cuban Missile Crisis |
| blockades | Kennedy ____ Cuba using the US navy and does not allow USSR ships into Cuban harbors |
| USSR | This nation eventually removes nuclear weapons from Cuba |
| Cuban exiles | Refugees who fled Cuba and attempted the invasion |
| Hungary | 1956- unsuccessful nationwide revolt in this country against Soviet control and communist government policies |
| Prague Spring | 1968- this event in Czechoslovakia tried to make political and social reforms under leader Alexander Dubček. |
| Warsaw Pact | Military alliance led by communist Soviet Union (USSR) during Cold War |
| Eastern Bloc | Communist countries controlled by the Soviet Union |
| Pope John Paul II | Polish pope who strongly opposed communism, especially in Eastern Europe. |
| Solidarity | Movement in Poland in the 1980s pushing for democracy |
| Czech Republic | Václav Havel was the first democratic president of the new nation in 1993 |
| Germany | Officially reunited as one nation in 1990 and is democratic today |
| Symbol | The removal of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is a ____ of the Cold War coming to an end. |
| Ronald Reagan | US President during the 1980's that supported the removal of the Berlin Wall |
| Gorbachev | Mikhail ____, the last USSR leader of the Soviet Union and Ronald Reagan, US President held peace talks to end the nuclear arms race in the 1980's. |
| Economic | The end of the USSR was brought about by the _____ system failing |
| Glasnost and Perestroika | Gorbachev's ideas of openness and reform of the communist economy and government |
| No | Does Gorbachev have the support to institute his new reforms in the Soviet Union? Yes or No? |
| Fifteen | When the USSR's economic system collapses, the country breaks into ____ individual new nations. |
| Iron Lady | Margaret Thatcher was Great Britain's first female Prime Minister and was also know as the ______ _______ |
| United States | Margaret Thatcher was able to grow and expand better relations between Great Britain and the ___ _____ during her tenure as Prime Minister. |
| Military | Margaret Thatcher supported free trade and increased the capacity and strength of the British _____ during her time as Prime Minister in the 1980s. |
| clandestine operations | Secret missions carried out by governments or intelligence agencies that aimed to influence events without open military action, |
| CIA | US agency that gathered information and intelligence on Soviet activities |
| KGB | Conducted espionage (spying) to gather U.S. and NATO secrets. |
| NATO | US led democratic military alliance during Cold War and ongoing |
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