Proxy Wars
Was the Korean war a proxy war?
Yes, the Korean was a proxy war.
What was the Nuclear Arms Race?
The competition to develop and manufacture more and more nuclear weapons.
Which country was receiving missiles from the Soviet Union?
Cuba
What were the two superpowers?
America and The USSR
What was Soviet Communism?
It was a form of government where the government owns everything and there was little individual freedom.
What is a proxy war?
A proxy war was a war in which the superpowers backed two different sides that acted as substitute for the superpowers themselves.
What was McCarthyism?
A publicized campaign by Joseph McCarthy to uncover suspected communists with little to no evidence.
How many days did the Cuban Missile crisis go on for?
13 days
What was Nato?
Nato was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was the United States and all of it capitalist allies.
What was capitalism?
It is a form of government where the people own all the business and the people have complete freedom.
Did the superpowers supply the smaller countries?
Yes, the superpowers did supply the smaller countries.
What was M.A.D?
Mutually Assured Destruction was the idea that if one of the super powers shot each other then another superpower would shoot back and both countries would be destroyed.
What did the U.S. do to stop more missiles from reaching Cuba?
The U.S. set up a naval blockade.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
It was the Soviet Union and all of its communist allies.
What was the Marshall Plan?
The Marshall plan was to give money to countries in Europe rebuilding from ww2 so that the countries did not become comunist countrys.
How many american troop died in the Korean war?
About 54,000 American troops died.
What year did the superpower agree to sign the limited test ban treaty?
1963
How did Cuba React to the low flying camera planes?
They shot at the planes.
Who were the leaders of the superpowers when the Cold war Started?
Joeseph Stallin and Harriet Truman
What was the Berlin airlift?
The USSR set up a blockade over west Berlin so the U.S. gave people supplies in west Berlin by sending planes over the blockade.
What year the Korean War Start?
1950
How many warheads did the superpowers have in total by 1988?
23,000
How many Nuclear Missiles were found in Cuba?
150-160 Missiles
Khrushchev.
What did JFK say instead of saying a blockade?And Why?
Quarantine because a blockade is a act of wear and the U.S. did not want to start a war.