Cold War Tensions
President who developed the doctrine of containment: Stopping the spread of communism
President Truman
In the Korean War, who did the U.S. support?
South Korean government
In the Vietnam War, which side did the U.S. support, the North or the South?
South
In 1979, which nation invaded Afghanistan?
The Soviet Union
After WWII, the U.S. helped to rebuild ____ Germany, while the Soviet Union helped to rebuild ____ Germany
Soviet Union- East Germany
Name of the Chinese communist revolutionary who took over China in 1949
Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong)
French
Which nation financially and militarily supported the Mujahideen Islamic fighters?
The United States
In October of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved with the the Soviet Union agreeing to withdraw nuclear weapons from Cuba, in exchange the U.S. promised what?
Never to invade Cuba again and withdraw U.S. nuclear missiles from Italy and Turkey
The Korean War ended in
1953
Communist group in South Vietnam that the U.S. fought
Vietcong
The U.S. supported the mujahideen because of the policy of __________
Containment
The ___ ____ in 1948 lasted for about a year, and supplied West Berlin after the Soviet Union blocked access road.
Berlin Airlift
Korea is still separated on the ____ parallel
38th
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
Communism was not contained
The Soviet Union supported a pro-_______ government in Afghanistan
Communist
Name of the first satellite launched in orbit by the Soviet Union. Intensified the space race with increased U.S. investment in research and development.
Sputnik
Group of young people who enforced the cultural revolution, destroying the "Olds" that came before Communism
Red Guard
President of the U.S. when the Vietnam War finally came to an end
Richard Nixon
The Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan in this year, the same year that the Soviet Union collapsed