Define this, NERD!
An alliance of European communist nations, formed in 1955
Warsaw Pact
What was the name of the DOCTRINE that was used to contain the spread of Communism, ($400M in military and economic aid for 2 countries)
Truman Doctrine
A guarded concrete barrier that physically divided the city of Berlin from 1961 to 1989
Berlin Wall
TV
U.S
U.S.S.R
U.K
France
Competition or rivalry between two or more nations, focusing on the production of military technology and equipment
Arms Race
What was the name of the PLAN that provided Europe with $13B in economic aid to help rebuild war-torn areas in countries?
The Marshall Plan
The Soviets trying to keep the Western Powers out of WEST Berlin was what event?
Berlin Blockade
Who invaded who first? North Korea or South Korea?
North Korea
What scary movie did I talk about seeing last week?
Obsession
"The rise of communism in one country would lead to it spreading to neighbouring countries"
Domino Theory
What kind of European countries accepted the aid that was offered via the Marshall Plan?
Western European
Berlin is the capital of what country?
Germany
Name 1 example of how people opposed the Vietnam War draft
Card burning
Induction refusal
Fleeing to Canada
The bill that provided WW2 veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing was calledwhat?
G.I. Bill
A premeditated nuclear attack was unlikely, since both sides knew that the other would retaliate
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
The Marshall Plan emphasized the free market economy as the best path to economic reconstruction and the best defense against ____________ in Western Europe
Communism
The U.S and U.K dropping off supplies to the people of West Berlin via plane was called what?
Berlin Airlift
What was the name of the Communist forces in North Vietnam?
Viet Minh
Name all the countries that attended the Yalta Conference
U.S
U.S.S.R
U.K
A conflict where larger nations support and supply smaller nations involved in a war or civil war, without becoming directly involved
Proxy War
The two countries that received aid from the Truman Doctrine were _______ and ___________
Turkey and Greece
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Korea was split by the ____ parallel
Vietnam was split by the _________ parallel
38th & 17th
“I have a strong admiration and regard for the valiant Russian people and for my wartime comrade, Marshal Stalin. There is deep sympathy and goodwill in Britain -- and I doubt not here also -- toward the peoples of all the Russias and a resolve to persevere through many differences and rebuffs in establishing lasting friendships. It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an _______ __________has descended across the Continent.”
Iron Curtain