Cold War Beginnings
Cold War times
Cold War Geography
Events of the Cold War
Capitalism and Communism
100
The international organization that was created after WWII to prevent future global wars
United Nations
100
Eisenhower's political position
moderate
100
German city (what half?) was rescued by an airlift after World War II?
West Berlin
100
American society was characterized by which emotion during the Cold War?
Fear
100
There is an uneven distribution of wealth under ________.
Capitalism
200
At Yalta Stalin pledged "free elections" for these countries after WWII.
Eastern European countries (Soviet bloc nations)
200
17 countries received $13.4 billion dollars in aid.
Marshall Plan
200
Parallel dividing North and South Korea after WWII.
38th
200
Truman's "term" for the UN forces who invaded South Korea.
Truman's "police force"
200
How many social classes exist under Communism?
None!
300
Two countries that the US invested in under the Truman Doctrine.
Greece and Turkey
300
Communist leaders in Soviet Union China and North Korea during the Korean War
Joseph Stalin Mao Zedong Kim Il Sung
300
What war occurred here that ended in this chess term?
What is a stalemate?
300
Geneva Convention divided Vietnam on this parallel.
17th
300
What kind of government does a communist economy function under?
Totalitarianism
400
Dividing line between communist and non-communist countries in Europe after WWII. Who coined this term?
iron curtain - Winston Churchill
400
Three candidates in the Election of 1948 and their parties.
Truman - Democrat Dewey - Republican
Thurmond - Dixiecrats
400
After World War II, ______ became an American ally, and _______ became a communist nation.
After World War II, Japan became an American ally, and China became a communist nation.
400
George Kennan's idea for future foreign policy decisions.
"containment"
400
What are the two symbols on the Soviet flag?
hammer and sickle
500
-The alliance between the U.S. and Western Europe was formed by _______
-The alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe was formed by ________
- U.S. and Western Europe: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Warsaw Pact
500
Three reasons why the Soviet Union exerted power in Eastern Europe after WWII by creating buffer states under communism.
1. No second front in WWII.
2. Millions of Soviet deaths.
3. Atomic bomb freeze-out.
4. Cut Lend-lease to USSR.
5. No future security pledge
500
Name four nations that still have communist governments since the end of the Cold War
North Korea Vietnam Cuba China Laos
500
What year was this photo taken?
1991
(Fall of the Berlin Wall)
500
Who is the father of communism?
Karl Marx