Cold War 1
This is a military and economic alliance of pro-democratic and pro-capitalist countries
NATO
The partition of India led to the creation of which two countries?
India and Pakistan
Why did the U.S. not like the Cuban Independence Movement?
Closest communist country to the U.S.
The goal of the U.S. during the Cold War was
Containment of communism
Which country had the goal to spread communism all over the world during the Cold War?
Soviet Union
Who won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
Who led the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Sputnik
The divide between Western European countries and Soviet controlled Eastern European countries was nicknamed what?
The Iron Curtain
Who was a major leader during India's independence movement?
Mahatma Gandhi
Name one reason African decolonization occured
European countries lacked economic funds OR African leaders demanded independence OR The Cold War distracted colonial powers
What is the name of the divide between North and South Korea?
The 38th parallel
The collapse of this was a symbolic end to the Cold War
The Berlin Wall
Who led the Chinese Revolution?
Mao Zedong
The U.S. competing against the Soviet Union through the creation of nuclear weapons was called what?
Arms Race
What is the main cause of the conflict between Israel and Palestine?
Claim to land
The goal of the United Nations was...
promote world peace and security
What was the result of the Korean War?
North Korea stayed communist and South Korea stayed capitalist/democratic
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
To keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
The idea that when one country falls to communism, they all fall, is known as what?
The Domino Theory