The Cold War Test Questions – Flashcards
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cold war
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A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.,
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contaiment
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U.S. foreign policy that was supposed to keep communism from spreading
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iron curtain
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A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
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truman doctrine
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President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
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berlin airlift
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airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
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marshall plan
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A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country especially against the Soviets
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Warsaw pact
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An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
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satellite nations
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Countries dependent upon and dominated by the Soviet Union
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united nations
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An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
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brinkmanship
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..., A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression.
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arms race
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Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
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korean war
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..., Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea.
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38th parallel
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Dividing line between North and South Korea
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domino theory
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A theory that if one nation comes under communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under communist control.
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bay of pigs
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..., In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.
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berlin wall
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A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West
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cuban missle crisis
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..., The Soviet Union was secretly building nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, which could have been used for a sneak-attack on the U.S. The U.S. blockaded Cuba until the U.S.S.R. agreed to dismantle the missile silos.
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limited test ban treaty
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..., 1963 treaty in which the United States and the Soviet Union agreed not to test nuclear weapons above the ground
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harry truman
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Became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb
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Fidel Castro
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..., Cuban revolutionary leader who overthrew the corrupt regime of the dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and soon after established a Communist state. He was prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and has been president of the government and First Secretary of the Communist Party since 1976.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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For the first few years after Stalin's death in 1953, a group of leaders shared power. As time went by, however, one man did gain power. Like Stalin, he believed that communism would take over the world, but he thought it could triumph peacefully. He favored a policy of peaceful coexistence in which two powers would compete economically and scientifically.
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Pol Pot
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Leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, who terrorized the people of Cambodia throughout the 1970's
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Ho Chi Minh
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1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used geurilla warfare to fight anti-comunist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable
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Vietnam War
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(LBJ), France tried to keep control of SE Asia, but Vietminh (Ho Chi Minh), North was Vietminh govt, South was anti communist, US helped them with military troops
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Mao Zedong
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(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.
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Cultural Revolution
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(1966-1976) The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands.
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The Long March
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6,000 mile journey made by Chinese Communists fleeing from Nationalist forces
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Domino Theory
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A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
