Middle East
What was the U.S. trying to stop/have control over in terms of the Cold War?
Communism
North Korea was supported by which two nations during their invasion of South Korea?
USSR and China
What did President Truman sign to officially enter the US into NATO?
The Rio pact
When Russia claimed that they caught the U-2 spy plane, America denied their claims. Was the plane actually caught? (Yes or No)
Yes
Name the crisis: The ____ Crisis involved an attack between Britain, France, and Israel over the control of the Suez Canal.
Suez Crisis
Which country in southeast Asia fought against France for a free, communist state?
North Vietnam
President Kennedey helped orchestrate what failed rebellion in which spiked U.S.S.R interest in Cuba?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Which side of Germany tore down the Berlin wall and why?
The east side, sick of communist rule
What event was this?
The United States and the Uk encouraging an overthrow of a democratically elected official, which led to a monarchy. It allowed western control of Iran’s petroleum and prevented the USSR from competing for Uranium oil.
The Iranium Cup
What border dispute did the United States involve itself in during the cold war?
The India-Pakistan border dispute
In which event in Latin America almost caused a Nuclear war by the U.S.S.R militarizing part of Cuba?
The Cuban Missile crisis
NATO was a treaty organization made up of Britain, America, Italy, and other North Atlantic countries. The treaty’s central purpose was to help these allies deal with the ______ _____
Soviet Union
What was the purpose of the Eisenhower doctrine?
The Eisenhower Doctrine allowed for Middle Eastern countries to ask for aid from the US or economic assistance if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another country, if the country agreed to not be communist.
What war did the U.S. support France during?
First Indochina War
In order to avoid direct war with the Soviet Union during the Cuban missile crisis what term did President Kennedy use instead of blockade while announcing US intervention on U.S.S.R materials coming into Cuba?
Quarantine
A treaty created by Russia served as a direct opposition to NATO, composing of countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, and Poland. What was this treaty called?
The Warsaw Pact
In the Middle East, was the U.S. military interventions and governmental actions justified in the context of the Cold War?
To some extent, the US was justified due to the fact that they stopped the spread of communism, but at the same time events took place for personal gain as opposed to the benefit of the U.S. as a whole.
Was the U.S. Military intervention in Asia during the cold war justified?
Some events, like the Korean War, required U.S. intervention, because it was a direct assault on another country. Others, like the French Indochina war, were unjust, because they should have been freed
Was the US intervention in Latin America During the cold war justified?
All other than the Bay of Pigs invasion was justified because Soviet presence in Latin America would have been very dangerous and only increased tensions maybe into WW3 which we had to prevent in all ways possible. The bay of pigs invasion was just a attempt at a coup which was not for the US to decide.
Was the Cold war in Europe justified, why or why not?
The forming of treaties and pacts among countries was completely justified, but the actions many countries performed, such as the reconnaissance missions of the U-2 spy plane, were not justified. This is because these actions were made for military and political gain.