Review
A non-shooting war between Russia& the United States:
TheColdWar
In what countries did Russia set up satellitegovernments?
Italy? No Romania? Yes
Bulgaria? Yes Latvia? No
Hungary? Yes Poland? Yes
Estonia? No East Germany? Yes
The policy of the U.S. toward communism was known as? Containment
The aim of the Marshall Plan Marshall Plan was to promote _________ _______ European recovery
In 1947, when U.S. sent aid to Greece & Turkey, to prevent them from becoming Communist, this became known as?
TheTrumanDoctrine
In 1949, China came under the control of? the Communists
In June of 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea and drove the ROK-US force to the _______ _______. PusanPerimeter
U.S. forces pushed to the Pusan Perimeter
In the Korean conflict, for the first time in history, an international organization acts to:
restore peace in the world. (The United Nations)
The Korean War ended with a? temporarytruce.
At Diem Bien Phu, in Vietnam, the French are? defeated.
The first American troops are sent to Vietnam by what President? Eisenhower
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President _________ to ________ the Vietnam war. Johnson widen
________
The turning point of the Vietnam War was? The TET offensive
The invasion of Cambodia by the U.S. troops led to the killings at? Kent State
National Guard firing tear gas at the protestors
Guard aiming at the protestors
Protestors running after the Guard opens fire
Girl crying at the death of her friend
The four students who were killed
Which of these events occurred in 1975? Cambodia fell to the Communists. Yes
Laos fell to the Communists Yes Thailand fell to the Communists. No
South Vietnam fell to the Communists. Yes
The closest the world came to nuclear war was?
TheCubanMissileCrisis
Russia’s “Vietnam” occurred in? Afghanistan
After 1946, the two super powers in the world were? America&Russia
The Cold War divided the world into two opposing sides: - The _____ world & free - The __________ world Communist
In the next 40 years, the free and Communist world would fight in what three locations?
Korea Vietnam Afghanistan
In 1962, nuclear war between the USA and Russia nearly happened during the? Cuban Missile Crisis
The most enduring symbol of the Cold War in Europe was the? Berlin Wall
What happened to the Berlin Wall in 1989? It was torn down!
Say Cause or Effect for the Cold War.
Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. Cause
The Communists take over China. Cause
The arms race begins. Cause
Anti-Communism grips the USA. Effect
NATO and the Warsaw Pact are founded. Effect