Cold War/Chinese Communist Revolution Jeopardy UNIT 8REVIEW

FINAL Europe IdeologyProxy Wars China Grab Bag! JEOPARDY

Europe- 100 The American foreign policy that attempted to prevent communism from spreading was called: Containment Back

Europe- 200 Back Winston Churchill—referenced the divide between Communist Eastern Europe and non-Communist Western Europe Who coined the phrase “Iron Curtain” and what did it mean?

Europe- 300 Back US promise to provide economic aid to any nation rebuilding after WWII…as long as they weren’t communist What was the Marshall Plan? DAILY DOUBLE

Europe- 400 Back What happened to Germany after WWII? It was split in half. The Eastern half was overseen by the Soviets; the Western half was divided into zones of government by the French, Americans, and British. The city of Berlin which fell in the Soviet sector) was treated the same.

Europe- 500 Back Describe a similarity between the Chinese communist revolution and the Russian Revolution Supported by peasants Occurred during/after a world war Result of long-standing class inequality Built on Karl Marx’s ideas

Ideology-100 Back No private ownership One political party High equality, low freedom Lower standard of living Controlled economy Sought a classless system Describe 2 characteristics of communism

Ideology-200 Back What social class supported communism during the Cold War? Why? Lowest classes (peasants)—because they were suffering the most under the existing system, wanted to eliminate social classes

Ideology-300 Back According to capitalism, how should one be paid for one’s work? Based on one’s effort

Ideology-400 Back What were some of the beliefs of Sun Yikian and Jiang Jieshi? End foreign control Establish democracy in China Establish economic stablity

Ideology-500 Back What ideology did the Vietcong support? Communism (rebel Communist forces fighting in South Vietnam)

Proxy Wars- 100 Back What was the longest proxy war of the Cold War? The Vietnam War

Proxy Wars- 200 Back With which nation are the Sandinistas and the Contras associated? +50: With which ideology is each side associated? Nicaragua Sandinistas: Communist Contras: Capitalist

Proxy Wars- 300 Back Describe 2 differences between the Korean and Vietnam Wars (NOT geography) Vietnam was much longer Vietnam had more protests against it Vietnam: first televised war Vietnam ended up being unified under communism, Korea remains divided today

Proxy Wars- 400 Back Describe 2 similarities between the Korea and Vietnam Wars (NOT “a lot of people died”) Capitalism vs. communism Divided in half (38 th parallel, 17 th parallel) US supported south, Soviets supported north Not an American success (Vietnam a more outright loss)

Proxy Wars- 500 Back Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis Cuba underwent a revolution and became communist, so USA cut off trade Fidel Castro (Cuban leader) established relations with USSR USSR began building nuclear missile sites in Cuba (90 miles from Florida)- potential to reach most of the United States and into Canada President JFK asked USSR to remove missiles, or the USA would bomb the Soviets. 9-day game of “chicken” ensued Soviets eventually agreed to remove them as long as the US wouldn’t invade Cuba DAILY DOUBLE

China- 100 Back Who were the Kuomintang? Chinese Nationalists

China- 200 Back 1,000 mile march into northern China- Mao Zedong and Communist troops pursued by Nationalists. Mao is ultimately successful What was the Long March?

China- 300 Back What was the purpose of the Red Guard? To ensure citizens of China were following Mao Zedong’s mandates Made sure people carried the Little Red Book Encouraged communist ideals, such as rejection of intellectualism

China-400 Back Why weren’t Mao (or Stalin’s) communal farms successful? Because there is no motivation to work hard if everyone is treated the same

China- 500 Back In what ways were Mao’s Great Leap Forward and Stalin’s Five Year Plan similar? Both focused on improving the nation’s industrial output. Both were successful

Grab bag- 100 Back What was the name of the conference, near the end of WWII, where the Allies agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation– Soviet in the East, and US/British/French in the West? Yalta

Grab bag- 200 Back Name 2 members of the Warsaw Pact Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Lithuania, Latvia…anything Eastern European + USSR

Grab bag- 300 Back Demonstrate “Duck & Cover” and explain its purpose Taught children how to “protect” themselves in the event of nuclear attack

Grab bag- 400 Back Who was the North Vietnamese nationalist who encouraged communism as a means of throwing off French colonial rule? Ho Chi Minh

Grab bag- 500 Back When his son tried (and failed) to shoot himself, Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight!” When his son was captured in WWII, Stalin was given the opportunity to trade prisoners and rescue him, and he did not According to John Green, Stalin was not only a cruel dictator but also a “terrible father.” Give one reason why

FINAL JEOPARDY Back First satellite (sent into orbit by the Soviets) October 4, 1957 What was Sputnik I, who was responsible for it, and when was it launched? MAKE YOUR WAGERS!