Fundementals of the Cold War
Europe During the Cold War
Korean War
Vietnam
Cold War Numbers
100
Democracy (Anti-Communism) vs. Communism
What is was the basic difference between the USA and USSR during the Cold War?
100
Iron Curtain
What was the imaginary line that divide anti-communist and pro-communist countries during the Cold War called?
100
38th Parallel
What was the dividing line between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (democratic) before and after the Korean War?
100
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the leader of the pro-communist North (Vietcong) during the Vietnam War?
100
58,000
What was the number of American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War?
200
Containment
What was President Truman’s foreign policy for dealing with the spread of communism?
200
Berlin Airlift
What was the British, French and USA response to the USSR blockade of divided Berlin called?
200
Nuclear Strike
What was Douglas MacArthur's solution for dealing with China during the Korean War?
200
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dictator like ruler placed in charge of South Vietnam during the start of the Vietnam War?
200
4 Million
What was the total number of people killed during the Korean War?
300
Domino Theory
What was the belief that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism others would follow?
300
Berlin Wall
What was the USSR's answer to mass migration of people from East Berlin (communist) to West Berlin (democratic)?
300
China & USSR
What two counties politically and economically supported North Korea during the Korean War?
300
a. sabotage & booby traps b. tunnel systems c. guerilla warfare
What were techniques used by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
300
1.5 Million
How many Vietnamese soldiers and civilians were killed during the Vietnam War?
400
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and The Warsaw Pact.
What were the names of the TWO post war alliances that were divided into anti-communist and pro-communist organizations?
400
Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
What were the two programs created by the USA to provide economic relief to European countries to prevent economic and political collapse after WWII called?
400
Cease Fire
What was the 1953 agreement that ended the Korean War?
400
USSR and Afghanistan War
What is the USSR equivalent to the USA Vietnam War?
400
25 Percent
What was the percent of the total Cambodian population that was massacred under the reign of Pol Pot?
500
Brinkmanship
What was the use of Espionage, Propaganda, Multinational Alliances, Surrogate Wars and Foreign Aid that stopped just short of direct war between the USA and USSR?
500
a. The Allied Powers plans to handle the occupation of Germany after WWII. b. Participation of the Allied Powers in the war with Japan. c. Free elections for countries in Eastern Europe. d. German’s war compensation (money) to the USSR.
What were the FOUR agreements made between the British, USSR and USA at the Yalta Conference?
500
Pincer Movement
What was the strategy used to push the North Korea Army out South Korea called?
500
Vietnamization
What was the name of the plan created by Nixon to have the USA exit the Vietnam War?
500
12.5 Billion
How much money was sent to European countries under the Marshall Plan?