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History Cold-War
History Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Was the Cold War an actual war? | The Cold war was just tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. There was no direct fighting or declaration of war. |
| US policy during the Cold war | Containment - contain communism. -We would do anything possible to keep communism from spreading, and we tried to keep it away from our country. During the war we did the Marshall plan where we gave economic aid to western European countries. |
| US Involvement with the war: reason and outcome | -The US wanted to contain communism. -North Vietnam took over south Vietnam and it all becomes communist. |
| Domino Theory- | If Vietnam falls the countries will also fall to communism.. we don't want tit to spread, so we we try to prevent Vietnam from becoming communist. Same example with any country. |
| North Vietnamese Fighters- | Viet Cong |
| US Strategy battle strategy during war- | U.S -Bombing( airstrikes/ operation rolling thunder) -Search and Destroy Using Agent orange Naplam |
| Vietcong Battle strategy during war- | Vietcong -Ho Chi Minh Trail -Tunnels -Punj Pitts -booby Traps |
| Compare and contrast the Korean and Vietnam war- | Both -Split areas -We get involved to contain communism -North= Communist -South= Democratic Different V- 17 K- 38 V- becomes one communist country K- Ends by seize fire(no change in land) |
| Red Army | Communists |
| What 2 counties fought during the Cold-War. | Soviet Union and United States |
| Bay of Pigs | We wanted to do this because we wanted to created an uprising against Castro, who was communists and cut of infringement. It was a disaster because of a time miscommunication. There was snow air support. many killed and more were captured. =humiliation |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | US has missile in Greece/turkey USSR has missile in Cuba Both sets of missiles can hit the enemy country Lasts 13 days were we are at a stand off Negotiation over what to do- Us has a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent weapons from coming in. |
| What was at stake with the Cuban Missile crisis | We had to potential to go into a nuclear was between the 2 countries and so we wanted to prevent that. |
| Leaders Involved in Cuban Missile crisis | USA- Kennedy USSR- Khrushchev |
| Korean War Starting | Korea was divided along the 38th parallel USSR=North US= South North invalided the south - and wanted to make eit communist We wanted to contain communism and keep the north out of the south |
| During Korean War | We pushed them back, but then Mcarther wanted to get nore land in north Korea, so we tried to push up higher into the north. China sent a warning that if we continued to push they would intervene, but we did not stop and so the communist recapture NK. |
| Ending the war | Stale mate for two years. Pushed communists back up over 38th parallel. Ceise fire . N victory no change in territory. Many dead an ding=jured- now presidents dotn have to ask congress to send troops . |
| How did the cold War end? | - Berlin wall comes down- symbolic end - Eastern Europeans countries become democratic- no longer communist - Soviet union collapse -end of war -Germany again one country -Iron Curtain gone |
| Iron Curtain | a political and military barrier that divided europe symbolizing the Soviet unions attempt toblock its self from nocomunist countries |
| Satilliet State | a country that is formally independent, but is now under control or influence of another |
| Truman docterin | President Truman's 1947 declaration that the United States would assist countries that were threatened by communism- Greece and turkey. part of policy of containment. help contain communism. |
| Marshall Plan | economic aid to counties threatened by communism-: part of the Truman doctrine- western European countries |
| Where was the Berlin wall built | Around West Berlin |
| Truman Docterin | |
| Political Ideologies US | Democratic -Free speech -Capitalist -People have a voice in voting |
| Political Ideologies USSR/ Soviet Union | Communist -Totalitarianism -No free speech (limited) -Socialism (gvn't control) |
| Leaders During Cuban Missile Crisis | US- Kennedy Cuba- Castro USSR- Khruschev |
| Germany Division After WW2 | -Divided into West Germany and east Germany - West= France/ Britain/ US (democratic)-west Berlin - East= Soviet Union (Communist)- east Berlin - |
| Yalta conference | February 1945 -talk about what to do with Germany when we win -We create the United nations to replace the league of nations |
| Potsdam confernce | July 1945 -divide Germany and Berlin -We send the ultimatum to Japan(surrender or die) |
| Berlin blockade/ airlift | Stalin wants to do the blockaded around West Berlin o cut of resources We send planes with supplies- Berlin airlift Stalin looses |
| Berlin Wall | blocks east and West Berliners for visiting each other and going to the other land. |
| Division of Korea | 38th |
| Division for Vietnam | 17th |
| Communist revolution in china | great leap forward- fail people die cultural revoltution- forced to carry book and show support |
| Chiang Kia Shek | Led a successful reunification of the Republic of China until communist forces took over |
| John F Kennedy | 35th president of the United States: authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion |
| Nikita Khrushchev | Approved the construction of the Berlin wall: places missiles in Cuba |
| Great Leap Forward | |
| Warsaw Pact | A military alliance formed by the USSR and its satellite states. It no longer exists. |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of the communist government in North Vietnam |
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