Cold war back ground
Who was involved in the Cold War?
US & Soviet Union
What was Radio Free Europe?
A radio broadcasting organization.
Where were the 2 CIA coups held?
Iran and Guatemala.
What was shot down?
A US plane.
Who was having the affair?
The US…
What war did the Cold War come after?
WWII
Who created it?
The United States.
Who nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil company?
The Iranian Prime Minister.
What happened to the plane?
it got shot down.
Who were the other third world countries that were involved?
Iran and Nicaragua.
Around what year did the Cold War end?
1991
What is political commentary?
An expression of political opinions.
Why did the CIA send agents to start street riots?
To bring the Shah back to power.
What point of the Cold War did this happen?
The height of the cold war.
What were the Contras fighting to do?
Overthrow the Nicaraguan government.
Around when did the Cold War start?
1947
35 million.
Who was elected as president of Guatemala?
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.
Why was the US trying to spy on the Soviet Union?
To see how much progress they had made on the missiles/ photograph them.
What is an arms and embargo?
When countries boycott arms trading with a certain country.
The Cold War was an economic and ______ struggle.
Fill in the blank.
Geopolitical
What was its purpose?
Provided information and political commentary.
Where were the secret camps (where the CIA trained people) located?
Nicaragua and Honduras.
What was term used for the time period of the Soviet Union not using missiles?
Missile gap.
Why was the US trading weapons with Iran?
Because Iran was holding US hostages.