Post WW2
Policies/Alliances
Events/Conflicts
Leaders
Other Terms/Names/Events
100
______ was when the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
Berlin Blockade
100
The policy of détente was mainly intended to
Reduce Cold War tensions.
100
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?
The nationalists and the Communists
100
Who was the Cuban leader that had a friendly relationship with the Soviet Union during the 1960's?
Fidel Castro
100
During Destalinization, what happened with relations between China and the Soviet Union?
The Chinese remained committed to communism but began to resent being in the shadow of the USSR
200
In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being “behind the iron curtain” include?
East Germany
200
What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
200
In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?
The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th parallel.
200
The President of The United States who was involved with the Bay of Pigs Debacle and Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
200
The first American president to visit Communist China was
Richard Nixon
300
What plan was the Soviet's response to the Marshall Plan, created by the United States, to rebuild Europe?
Molotov Plan
300
What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
Domino theory
300
The Cuban Missile Crisis pitted Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev against
John F. Kennedy
300
Ronald Reagan significantly backed what program in the 1980's...
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
300
A system to protect the US against enemy missiles was known as the SDI, which stands for...
Strategic Defense Initiative
400
The United States, Great Britain, France, as well as other countries formed this group after WW2 was over ?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
400
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
to support countries that rejected communism
400
During the Cultural Revolution, who were the “new heroes” of China?
Peasants
400
Which exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
400
The goal of the Soviet Union policy know as destalinization was to…
Purge the country of Stalin’s memory.
500
Name three ways the Cold War was fought?
1. Foreign Aid: $$ 2. Espionage: Spies 3. Multinational Alliances: NATO v. Warsaw Pact 4. Propaganda: Radio 5. Brinkmanship: Threats 6. Surrogate Wars: Korea, Vietnam etc.
500
___________ was best known as Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
containment
500
What event increased United States spending on education and technology?
Soviet launching of a space satellite
500
Due to Nikita Khrushchev's failure in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union replaced him with ... ?
Leonid Brezhnev
500
What was the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)...?
a 5 year agreement that limited the amount of nuclear weapons each country could have
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