Cold War Part 1
The term used to describe the communist governments put in place in Eastern Europe after the end of WW2
This leader was the first communist leader of China
Mao Tse Tung
The first planned community built after WW2 were houses were prefabricated. This is when people began moving from the cities to the suburbs in larger numbers
Levittown
1. The first president of South Korea
2. The first president of North Korea
1. Syngman Rhee
2. Kim Il Sung
This program gives health care for senior citizens
Medicare
This is the name for East Germany during the Cold War
Democratic Republic of Germany
The name given to the group of countries who worked together to defend themselves from Russia
NATO
This is the line of latitude that divided Korea into North and South
38th parallel
Where the invasion would take place that was lead by the US and was designed to cut the North Korean Army in half.
Inchon
The battle was a success and the US continued the invasion northward
VIETNAM
1. Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
2. Who were the communist peasants who fought us?
3. Where were the French defeated and when? What happened as a result?
1. Ho Chi Minh
2. Viet Cong
3. Dien Bien Phu
This is the name given to West Germany during the Cold War
Federal Republic of Germany
(Study hint: think F for Friendly Federal)
Today we call this country Taiwan. It's where the anti-communist leaders and their followers fled to after China became communist
Formosa
The Egyptian government took over control of this body of water causing England, France, and Israel to invade. The UN was able to create a cease fire agreement, which the US supported. What was the name of this incident?
The Suez Canal Issue
Court case that ended segregation in school
Brown v Board of Education
President Truman wanted to stop the spread of communism without going to war. What was the name of his doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
Eastern European countries united together to prevent the aid and assistance from America from spreading further. What was this agreement called?
The Warsaw Pact
Name of the Russian satellite launched during the Space Race
Sputnik
The woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
This plan offered humanitarian aid to any non-communist country who asked for it. It was part of Truman's containment policy
The Marshall Plan
The Republican Candidate who ran against-and lost-to Truman in the 1948 election
Thomas Dewey
1. The name of the leader who took over after the Cuban Revolution
2. The name of the leader who was negotiating with the United States during the U2 incident.
1. Fidel Castro
2. Nikita Kruschev
1. John F Kennedy, Democrat
2. Richard Nixon, Republican