Vocab
To free
What is liberate?
The year the cold war began
What was 1947?
The "War" that spanned over 10 years, this period of time is the basis of this chapter
What is the Cold War?
The president that issued the doctrine that allowed the U.S. to help a country threatened by communism with financial issues
Who is Harry Truman?
Where the disagreements between the U.S. and the Soviets first began
What is Eastern Europe?
What is a source?
The year World War 2 ended
When was 1945?
A series of wars fought indirectly by The United States and the Soviets
What are proxy wars?
The Chinese communist that influenced a civil war and revolution
Who is Mao Zedong?
Where a civil war took place further impacting the rivalry of the U.S. and the Soviets
Where is Greece?
Lasting for a limited time
The first human made satellite sent into orbit by the soviets in 1957
What is Sputnik 1?
An event resulting from failed efforts to form a coalition government in 1945
What is the Chinese civil war?
The people spread across Communist China to eliminate the "Four Olds"
Who are The Red Guards?
Where the Soviets set up a blockade, as a result of the U.S. attempts to unify three western sections of Germany
Where is Berlin?
Building up military power to keep up with an enemy
What is an arms race?
The organization formed by powers including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy and more. Agreeing with the United States and Canada to help if any of them were attacked
What is the NATO?
The result of France refusing to release the Indochina region they controlled
What is the Vietnam war?
The man who influenced the end of Chinese cultural revolution
Who is Deng Xiaoping?
The place where a war took place due to the french not wanting to release their control over Indochina
Where is Vietnam?
A country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
What is a satellite state?
Where is Berlin?
The United States and the Soviets separated this government, turning its different halves against each other resulting in a war
What is Korean war?
The Cuban communist leader that turned Cuba into a Soviet supported totalitarian state, leading to the risk of nuclear war if they were to push onto Cuba, and the Soviets onto Berlin
Who is Fidel Castro?
Where a communist took power and started a missile crisis, setting the stage for a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviets
Where is Cuba?