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John F. Kennedy
How did the US know that the Soviet Union was building nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Spy planes were flown over Cuba
What is the political ideologies of the countries in NATO?
Democracy
Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis
Spy plane flies over, sees nuclear missiles being built, they negotiate and they are removed shortly after
What were the two political ideologies that were at the center of the Cold War?
Democracy vs Communism
Who is the British leader who comes up with the term Iron Curtain?
Winston Churchill
What proxy wars did the US and USSR get involved in during the Cold War?
Vietnam War and Korean War
What is the political ideology of most countries in Warsaw Pact?
Communism
To fight against communism, democracy countries have allies to back them up against communism aggression
What was the goal of the Berlin Wall?
To stop East Berliners from going West
Who is the US President that was at the Yalta Conference?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant?
First time anyone got close to a nuclear war
What three countries were at the Yalta Conference?
Britain, US, USSR/Soviet Union
Explain the Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan would give 13 billion dollars to Western Europe to help rebuild after WWII, that way it was not full of poverty, and communism would not be as big of a threat
Stalin, Churchill
What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?
To figure out what to do with Germany, eventually split Germany up
List 3 countries in NATO (during the Cold War)
US, Britain, Canada, France, West Germany, Portugal, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, etc
Explain the Truman Doctrine
If any country was being attacked with communist aggression, the US would help with resources (money, people, etc.)
Who takes over in the Soviet Union and changes many ideologies in their politics?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which of the proxy wars (Vietnam and Korean) ended in the two countries (North and South) coming together to form one coutnry?
Vietnam War, they become one country
List 3 countries in the Warsaw Pact
USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, Poland, Hungary
Explain the Space Race, what was it, and what were some important things that happened during it.
The US and USSR were wanting to beat each other in space exploration, they feared bombs would be dropped from space.