Origins of the Cold War
When did the Cold War start and when did it end?
started in 1947 and ended in 1991.
What does H-bomb stand for?
Hydrogen bomb
The Truman doctrine was a________
containment stategy.
Mao Zedong took power and proclaimed the ____
People's Republic of China
In 1954, Vietnam was divided into two countries ________ and ________
North Vietnam (communist) and South Vietnam (dictatorship with close ties to the USA)
The world was divided into the _____ Bloc and the _____ Bloc
Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc
What was the main weapon during the cold war?
The atomic bomb
The European Recovery Program is also known as what?
The Marshall Program.
When did North Korea invade South Korea?
In 1950
Who did the USA support during the Yom Kippur War?
Israel
The Cold War was a period of extremely tense __________
international relations
There was rivalry to have the most _________
destructive weapons
______ was an international military alliance against the western world
NATO
At the end of World War II, Greece was immersed in a Civil War between __________
Communist insurgents
In Chile, the USA backed up a coup d'état in 1973 to overthrow who?
the president, Salvador Allende
What was founded in response to the Marshall plan?
COMECON
The competition between the two blocks led to what event?
The space race
Who was the leader of the eastern block and central Europe?
The USSR
What were the 4 Allies that occupied Germany after world war II?
American, Soviet, British and French allies.
Name two events that contributed to the end of the Cold War.
1. The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.2. The fall of the Berlin wall.3. The fall of the communist regimes in eastern Europe. 4. The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the breakup of the USSR.
What was the most serious threat during the Cold War?
Nuclear weapons
What was the name of the bomb that the Soviets developed?
The Tsar bomb
Who did the USA have a strong influence over?
Most countries in western Europe
Under what leaders a began a peaceful coexistence?
Nikita Khrushchev, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
What was Vietcong?
Vietcong was a guerilla movement in South Vietnam, that was backed by the communist government of north Vietnam.