Cold War In Europe
What two countries were at the center of the fight in the Cold War?
The US and the USSR
What was the Great Leap Forward?
It was an attempt to try and modernize China
What event was designed to get citizens supplies in Berlin around 1948?
The Berlin Airlift
What were the two main ideologies that was at the center of the Cold War?
Communism/Socialism and Anti-Communism/Capitalist
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
It was the term that described the Soviet/Communist influence over Europe
What was The Little Red Book?
It was a book with sayings and speeches from Mao and everyone in China was required to have it.
What happened in November of 1956?
There was a revolt in Hungary
What did the Berlin Wall seperate?
The East and the West
What were the names of the two plans to send aid over to Europe after World War II?
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
What was the Domino Theory?
That if one country fell to communism, all countries could
What was the name of the series of events in the late 1960s that let to smaller democratic revolutions?
Prague Spring
What was the name of the treaty between the US and Western Europe?
NATO
What four countries split up Germany and the city of Berlin after World War II?
US, France, Britain, Soviet Union
What was the end result of the Korean War
Some peace. North and South gets split up at the 38th parallel and a demilitarized zone is created.
What happened in China in 1949?
The Communist Party won the Civil War and was the leader of the Chinese Government
What was the name of the treaty between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe?
Warsaw Pact
What is a Satellite State?
A country that is controlled by the Soviet Union, and all decisions made in the country benefit the Soviet Union
What was the name of the war in the South Pacific that included Ho Chi Minh?
The Vietnam War
What started in Asia in 1951?
The Korean War
What are the five methods in which the Cold War was fought?
Economic Aid, Alliances, Proxy Wars, Technology, and Propaganda