These two SUPER POWERS were involved in the Cold War
What is Soviet Union and United States
100
In the years following World War II there emerged NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Both of these organizations serve as examples of
What is Military alliances
100
The expansion of communism into Eastern Europe was a direct result of what war?
What is World War II
100
Korea and Vietnam were divided into two parts, name the type of governments
What is Democracy and Communism
200
One similarity in the histories of Germany and Vietnam is that both nations
Were once divided and have since reunited
200
After World War II, the United States provided financial aid to West Germany, Turkey, and Greece because these nations were
What is Communist threat
200
The political climate of the Cold War caused the world’s two superpowers to compete in what 2 ways?
What is economically and militarily
200
The main reason the United Nations sent troops to Korea in 1950 was to
What is prevent North Korea from conquering the people of South Korea
300
10. During most of the Cold War period, which two nations were divided into communist and noncommunist parts?
What is Korea and Vietnam
300
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
to provide for economic recovery in Western Europe
300
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
300
In the 30 years after World War II, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?
What is Eastern Europe
400
The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the division of Germany into East Germany and West Germany, and the Korean War were immediate reactions to
What is Expansion of the cold war
400
Communist governments were established in most nations of Eastern Europe shortly after World War II because
the Soviet Union used military and diplomatic pressures to install their governments
400
During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of
the potential for global nuclear destruction
400
This term means stopping the spread of communism
What is Containment
500
After World War II, the Soviet Union maintained control of many Eastern European nations mainly because these nations were
What is extensions of communist powers
500
After World War II, the Soviet Union established satellites in Eastern Europe to
expand its power and control over Eastern Europe
500
This term designates a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control of another country
What is Satellite State
500
One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were
fought as a result of differing political ideologies during the Cold War