The Cold War Review World History
Which four countries occupied Germany following World War II? Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union
Why did President Truman give economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey? They were resisting communist takeovers.
What did the Warsaw Pact and NATO have in common? Both were military pacts.
Why was a wall built in Berlin? To prevent citizens from Eastern Germany (East Berlin) from escaping to the west.
Why did the Soviet Union invade its own ally, Czechoslovakia? Because the Czech leader, Alexander Dubcek, tried to loosen his country from strict Soviet control
This is an alliance between the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This was an alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies. The Warsaw Pact
This is an organization of nations set up after World War II, including both of the superpowers. The United Nations
This is an economic aid package designed to give European nations aid needed to rebuild after World War II. The Marshall Plan
I am the communist leader of Cuba who during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Fidal Castro
The Policy of lessening Cold War tensions Detente
This President was the first to visit communist China Richard Nixon
What is the time period called to describe the tension between the U.S. and the USSR? The Cold War
When the Soviet Union cut off supplies to West Berlin the U.S. did what? Flew in supplies
This outlined the U.S. foreign policy of containment The Truman Doctrine
This term was used by Winston Churchill to represent the division between a mostly democratic Western Europe and a Communist Eastern Europe The “Iron Curtain”
Who was Kim Il Sung? Leader of North Korea
He was the original commander of the United Nations forces in the Korean War Douglas MacArthur
When Israel was created, Arab nations responded by doing what? Declaring war
The strategy of the United States to train South Vietnamese troops to defend themselves - and at the same time begin removing American troops out of Vietnam Vietnamization
The students who were killed in Tiananmen Square were protesting the Chinese government’s… Lack of political freedom
Who was the first American president to visit Communist China was Richard Nixon
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after WW II? Communists and Nationalists
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program was backed by which President? Ronald Reagan
Which parallel was Korea divided? 38th