U.S./Space Race
What ideology did the U.S. follow?
Democracy
What ideology did the Soviet Union follow?
Communism
When did the Korean War officially start?
June 25th, 1950
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam war?
to contain the spread of communism
When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
December 24th, 1979
Which presidents of the U.S. were in power during the Cold War Era? (List 3 of the 9)
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush
Name 1 of the Leaders in power of the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev
What country was supporting South Vietnam?
The United States
When did the first American combat troops arrive in Vietnam?
March 8th, 1965
When did the Cold War Era officially end?
December 1991
What happened in 1969 during the Space Race?
The US were the first to put men on the moon
What years did the Cold War Era Span?
1945-1991
What country was supporting North Vietnam?
The Soviet Union
What tactics did the VietCong use in Vietnam?
Guerilla warfare tactics (booby traps, mines, etc)
What led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
a weak economy and failure to control satellite countries
Who was the first human to enter space in 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
What happened to Germany after WWII?
it was divided among the 4 victors (US, Britain, USSR, and France)
What served as the dividing line between North Korea and South Korea?
38th Parallel
Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis
a period of time when the US have nuclear weapons in Turkey and the Soviets had nuclear weapons in Cuba
Both were paranoid, but pulled weapons out of countries
Explain 1 ways the Vietnam war and the United States were similar to the Soviet Union and Afghanistan:
costly in money/lives
strong militaries being rivaled by smaller, less experienced forces
both afraid to look weak
What was the Berlin Air Lift?
US and British planes airlifted 1.5 million tons of supplies to the residents of West Berlin
List 1 major differences between communism and democracy.
all resources controlled by gov (communism)
right to trial (democracy)
you have to be recognized by party (communism)
can protest peacefully (democracy)
Why is the Korean War called the “forgotten war”?
it was in between 2 bigger wars, WWII and the Vietnam war
Why is Vietnam considered a failure for the United States?
there was no clear victory and Vietnam fell to communism
What was the significance of Gorbachev and Reagan’s Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty?
both countries had agreed to get rid of short/medium range missiles