Cold War 1
Who was the leader of Cuba when it became Communist
Fidel Castro
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To contain Communism
What was the result of the Korean War?
North and South Korea
What type of control do totalitarian states have over people?
Complete control.
What dangerous weapon did the Soviet Union bring to Cuba?
Nuclear Weapons
The Cold war is used to describe the relationship between ________ and ________
U.S.A. and Soviet Union
What was the Marshall Plan?
Economic assistance to Europe
What is M.A.D.?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after WW2.
Mistrust, competition, power struggle
What are words that describe Soviet Communism?
Horrible, Unfair, Dirty, Poor
What was the name of the speech by Winston Churchill that defined the Cold War?
Iron Curtain Speech
Who controls the power in a democracy?
The people
Who was the leader of the USSR during the Cold War
Joseph Stalin
What was the "Space Race"?
Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to have the best space technology.
How did people try to escape to West Berlin?
Digging tunnels, crashing tanks into the wall, climbing the wall
Living standards for Europeans during the 1950's and 1960's went ___
Up
What was the name of the Soviet satellite that was the first in space?
Sputnik
Who was the president when the cold war started?
Harry Truman
What are 2 characteristics that describe capitalism?
Free market and Private ownership.
What is the Arms Race?
Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who can build the best military.
What did the Soviets build in Berlin during the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
Was there any real war during the cold war?
No
What is the Domino Theory?
The fear that one country falling to communist influence would lead to other nearby nations also becoming communist
Who controls the economy in Communism?
The Government
What country had a similar government to the Soviet Union.