Cold War Background
Cold War Events
Stopping Communism
China
Alliances
100
This imaginary line divided Western and Eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
100
Who was the first country to have a successful test of the Nuclear Bomb?
United States
100
The policy of stopping the spread of communism.
Containment
100
Leader of Communist China
Mao Zedong
100
This group of countries joined together to promote peace and security in the world.
United Nations
200
After WWII, what united Western Europe?
Opposition to the Soviet Union.
200
What was the name of the event in which USSR was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba, and we thought a Nuclear war may result from it?
Cuban Missile Crisis
200
This was developed to give aid to any country that was threatened by communist expansion.
Truman Doctrine
200
This was China's new plan for their economy.
Great Leap Forward
200
NATO was established by nations who:
feared Soviet Aggression
300
How did the Cold War get its name?
US and USSR troops never fought each other directly.
300
Why would the United States support a crazy dictator who cause much harm on his people?
If they were not communist.
300
In this war, we accomplished our goal of containing communism....but failed at our second mission of ending communism.
Korean War
300
This was China's plan for their society (not for their economy).
Cultural Revolution
300
What was the "pact" that brought together a group of eastern European countries in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
400
What was the name of the conference in which it was decided to divide Germany into two?
Yalta Conference
400
Who created the State of Israel?
The United Nations
400
Name the event in which the US failed to contain communism. hint: S.E.A.
The Vietnam War
400
Who did China want to get rid of with their Cultural Revolution?
Intellectuals, Wealthy Businessmen (capitalists)
400
SEATO was founded by representatives from countries who were anti-communist and wanted to stop the spread of communism in what part of the world?
SEATO South East Asia (treaty organization)
500
At the Yalta Conference, they decided to weaken Germany by dividing them in half. The US didn't want to divide Germany because they wanted to make them a rich nation to help Europe. Why did the Soviet Union want to divide Germany?
So Germany couldn't start another war.
500
In the end, what happens to the communist Soviet Union?
Dissolved, gone, see ya, collapse
500
This was a part of the Truman Doctrine, as it gave aid to countries to rebuild themselves after WWII in order to have a better chance of fighting off communism.
Marshall Plan
500
The Chinese government's response to the Tiananmen Square Massacre showed their hatred of what concept?
Democracy