The Cold War
The Cold War was a contest between which two ideologies?
Communism (USSR) and Capitalism (USA)
1961
Name one theory and one policy that led to the USA's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Domino theory and the policy of containment (including the Truman Doctrine)
MasterChef
Who first used the phrase 'Iron Curtain'?
Winston Churchill
West Germany = Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
October 1962
What was the massive 1968 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong offensive that shocked the American public?
What AFL team does Mr Crowley support?
What were the major outcomes of Yalta and Potsdam? (Hint: POW, RAD)
Yalta = Poland, Occupation of Germany, War Trials
Potsdam = Reparations, Atomic Power, Division of Germany
What is the difference between the Berlin Wall and the Berlin Blockade?
The Berlin Blockade (1948–1949) was the Soviet attempt to cut off supplies to West Berlin, countered by the Western Allies’ airlift. The Berlin Wall (1961–1989) was a physical barrier built by East Germany to stop people escaping to the West.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis significant?
- Its peaceful resolution by Kennedy and Khrushchev improved communication between the USA and USSR. - It led to Khrushchev losing his position as Premier of the USSR.
- It helped lead to arms control agreements like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)
Agent Orange and Napalm
Name 3 countries (other than the USA) that were in the Western Bloc of Europe?
West Germany (FRG), France, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Denmark
When two countries who have previously had problems are in a period of strained peace.
The peaceful resolution of tensions between American and Soviet tanks at Checkpoint Charlie in the Berlin Wall proved led to a period of detente between 1967 and 1979.
List 2 causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Broken economic ties between Cuba and the USA
- Active support of Cuba from the USSR
Name 3 reasons why the Vietnam War so unpopular in America.
- Televised brutality - graphic news coverage showed the destruction and civilian/American casualties
- The draft - thousands of young Americans were conscripted, leading to resentment and protests
- Questionable purpose - the war didn't directly affect Americans, and was founded on the false 'domino theory'
- Chemical warfare - the US Army used agent orange and napalm, causing horrible pain and suffering for both Vietnamese and American/Allied soldiers.
- Length of the war - lasted 20 years in a 'quagmire' and 'stalemate' with no clear winner
What was Mr Crowley's junior Australian tennis ranking when he was 12?
Number 4.
Name 3 countries (other than the USSR) that were part of the Eastern Bloc of Europe.
East Germany (GDR), Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania
What were 3 purposes of the Marshall Plan?
- To rebuild countries that had been devastated by WWII
- To stop the spread of Communism
- To establish wealthy trading partners and allies for the US.
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
The USSR agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, and the USA promised it wouldn't invade Cuba. Secretly, the USA also agreed to remove nuclear missiles from Turkey and Italy.
How many Americans died in the Vietnam War (to the nearest 1000).
58 000
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