Who was the Cold War between?
USA & USSR
Who colonized Vietnam (Indochina)?
France
What is Communism? What is the goal?
Communism is a political idea where everything is controlled by the government. This means that no one is poor, no one is rich. GOAL: Equality
What was the Red Scare?
The widespread fear of communism in the United States
What was the Space Race?
The Race to space between the U.S. & USSR
What was the main "Conflict" in the Cold War? What were they fighting about?
The Cold War was a war over the spread of Communism & national superiority/control
How was Vietnam split during the Vietnam war?
North (Communism) vs South (anti-communist)
Who controlled East Berlin? West Berlin?
EAST: USSR
WEST: Allied powers
What was the Arms Race?
How did the Korean War begin?
North Korea attacked South Korea to try to spread the idea of communism.
What was the Marshall Plan?
When the U.S. gave $13.3 billion in aid to western Germany & Europe in order to rebuild Europe. (excluded communists)
Who was Ho Chi Minh
Leader of Communist (North) Vietnam
What was the Iron Curtain?
A metaphorical curtain that separated communism & totalitarianism from democracy (USSR vs. WEST)
Why did the U.S. create the Duck & Cover video? Who was the audience?
The U.S. wanted to comfort Americans and help them feel safer in the threat of nuclear war. Audience: Children
Who did the U.S. help during the Korean War? Why?
South Korea to stop the spread of Communism
Promoting Peace & Democracy & defend anyone who is a part of NATO
Why did the U.S. Join the war? Who did they help?
To prevent the spread of Communism, South Vietnam
What was the Berlin Blockade/Airlift?
Airlift: When the USA decided to fly in supplies since they were blocked by ground. They did this for a year
What was the Berlin Wall & what were the consequences?
A wall put up by the USSR that separated East & West Berlin. It split up families, people lost jobs, and people died trying to get across.
What was the name of the first dog sent into space? Why did they send her?
Laika, to see if a living creature could survive the journey into space
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The conflict between Cuba and the U.S. The USSR gave newly communist Cuba nuclear weapons. The U.S. felt threatened because they were so close. Became the closest we've been to nuclear war due to a miscommunication on submarine.
Who won the Vietnam War? How did it effect the U.S. & Current Vietnam?
North Communist Vietnam won. Caused a lot of anger in the U.S. as Many did not think the war was necessary.
How did the Cold War impact the world we're living in today?
The threat of nuclear war still looms, still distrust between communist and non communist nations, etc.
How did the Cold War end?
Fall of the Berlin Wall, Civil unrest & people protesting against the USSR governments, New leader Gorbachev was more open to changing the government
Who was the first man on the moon? Which country was he from?
Neil Armstrong, USA
Who was Mao Ze Dong?
Former leader/founder of the Communist People's Republic of China.
Who were the Vietcong?
Group of communist fighters that attacked south Vietnam & U.S. troops
What happened when the Berlin Wall fell? Why was this significant?
The fall of the Berlin Wall was when the USSR opened up the wall to travel again. This meant people were no longer trapped behind the wall. This was the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Name 3 European countries and 3 Asian countries
EU: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, UK, Austria, etc.
Asia: Vietnam, Japan, North & South Korea, Laos, Cambodia, China, India, Russia, etc.
What was the name of the first Man & Woman in Space? What country were they from?
Yuri Gagarin & Valentina Tereshkova, USSR