An Uneasy Peace
Approximately how many U.S. soldiers died in the Cold War?
Approximately 290,000
What is the Iron Curtain?
Churchill’s term to symbolize the barrier between East and West
The United States and the Soviet Union got into the space race. In what years were the first people of each nation sent to space?
For the Soviet Union, it was in 1961, and for the United States, it was in 1969.
In what year Red Guards were officially disband?
1968
What is the definition of the Cold War?
The struggle for power that took place between the United States and the Soviet Union in the decades after World War II
Where did Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill meet for the Yalta Conference?
Soviet city of Yalta
What did George Kennan do?
Kennan studied Stalin’s speech and sent the “Long Telegram” to the U.S. secretary of state. This Long Telegram helped shape U.S. foreign policy for decades to come.
What plan did Secretary of State George Marshall make in June, 1947 and what did it do?
Marshall Plan. A financial aid plan to assist post-war recovery in Europe.
By whom were communists led?
Mao Zedong
Which countries were known as a superpower?
U.S. and the Soviet Union
At what conference did the Allied leaders finalize their post-war plans for Germany?
The Potsdam Conference
What were some things the Soviets and communists did in Romania? (Multiple Answers)
Forced the king to appoint a procommunist government, used secret police to silence all oppositions, and manipulated the electoral process to ensure it won a majority.
What recovery plan did the Soviet Union create and what did it do?
Molotov Plan. Helped create trade agreements between the Soviet Union and its satellites.
What was a land reform from 1950 about?
It was a law to break up large estates and distribute land to poor peasants.
About how many decades did the Cold War last?
The Cold War lasted for more than four decades
The growing tension between which two leaders were the result of two different versions of post-war Europe than they envisioned?
Harry S. Truman & Joseph Stalin
What did Stalin say about capitalism? (2 answers)
Stalin claimed that peace was impossible if capitalism existed. Stalin also said that war was inevitable “under the present capitalist conditions of world economic development
What two sides carried out the Cold War through economic policy, diplomatic actions, propaganda, espionage, and secret operations?
Communist East and Capitalist West.
Who were the Red Guards and what did they do?
Radical student groups who took to the streets demanding a return to communist ideals.
Who represented the U.S. after Roosevelt’s death?
President Harry S. Truman.
Fill in the blank: In Eastern Europe, the Soviets wanted to promote regimes sympathetic to its own political and economic system: ______
Communism
What is the Truman Doctrine and what did it do?
Truman Doctrine is a policy of the U.S. “to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures” by President Harry Truman that committed the United States to foreign policy based on Kennan’s strategy of containment.
What did the Western Allies create and who was a part of it?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It consisted of the United States, Canada, and Western European nations.
What was the Great Leap Forward?
This plan set higher targets for both agriculture and industry. Farmers were forced to work on large rural projects and create their own "backyard industries" to produce steel and other goods.
In what year did Mao announce the “Great Leap Forward" plan?
1958