Vocabulary
a war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
Proxy War
This plan came from a U.S. President who promised to support European countries trying to fight communism.
Truman Doctrine
Which Proxy War saw U.S. troops pushing over the 38th parallel to defeat the communists in the North?
The Korean War
The offical end of the Cold War came with the falling of what wall?
Berlin Wall
Which country had young boys and girls carry out orders from the government, being a part of the Red Guard
China
a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
Satellite States
in an effort to combat communism,This plan was intended to support Western European Nations who were economically needing support after WWII.
The Marshall Plan
During, this conflict that was very close to home for the United States, President Kennedy made swift decisions to keep the U.S. from going to Nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Which leader of the Soviet Union was in charge at the end?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The Gulag
being a weapon whose destructive power comes from a nuclear reaction
nuclear
Germany was split into sections after WWII. Which country took control of Eastern Germany and Eastern Berlin?
Soviet Union
This was the longest proxy war, lasting from 1955-1975, the United States joined on the side of the non-communists in the south.
Vietnam War
This country that was formed after WWI, split into two countries at the end of the Cold War
Czechoslovakia
The name of the farming communities in Communist China
Collectives
the idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall
Domino Theory
Winston Churchill coined this term to describe the separation between the two sides of Europe at the beginning of the Cold War.
Iron Curtain
This failed incident involved the United States sending exiled Cubans back to cuba to overthrow the leader, Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Which eastern European nation comprised of 6 different republics, was divided up at the end of the Cold War.
Yugoslavia
name 3 of the 4 countries that were known as the 4 tigers?
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
a state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services such as health care
Welfare State
What is the name of the operation where the United States used air bases in West Germany to deliver supplies and resources to a city in East Germany?
Berlin Airlift
During the Soviet-Afghan conflict, the U.S. secretly became involved by supplying weapons to the Rebel forces (Mujahideen) throuh which country?
Pakistan
what was the movement led by Lech Walesa that resulted in the end of Communism in Poland?
Solidarity
Who was the first person to go to space and orbit the earth? For which country?
Yuri Gagarin - Soviet Union