1. COLD WAR TEST PREPARATION + CONTEST ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW CAN I LEARN THE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO PASS THE EXAM?

2. FLASHCARDS 1 - 7  In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include? Soviet Union and its satellite nations  What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine? to support countries that rejected communism  What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO? Warsaw Pact  When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea? when the fighting neared China's border  What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era? domino theory  What were Third World countries? developing countries not aligned with the United States or the Soviet Union  What was the Strategic Defense Initiative? a system to protect the United States against enemy missiles

3. FLASHCARDS 8 - 12  What was the northernmost NATO member? Norway  Name four Warsaw Pact countries that bordered NATO members. East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Albania  Which of the following Warsaw Pact countries shared a border with both a nonaligned country and a NATO member? Albania  Which nonaligned countries lay between NATO and the Warsaw Pact? Austria and Yugoslavia  Which group had the most coastline on the Mediterranean Sea? NATO members

4. FLASHCARDS 13 - 19  Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan? Any European country that needed it.  What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin? A reunification of the three western zones of Germany  What event increased US spending on education and technology? Soviet launching the space satellite Sputnik  During the war in Korea, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about? The use of nuclear weapons  Which of the following was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations? Threaten them with a nuclear attack.  Who were most of the Vietcong? Pro-Communist South Vietnamese  Which of the following circumstances contributed to the breakdown of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union? Stalin’s unfulfilled promise of free elections.

5. FLASHCARDS 20 - 24  Which of the following worked together to produce similar goals? Truman Doctrine and containment  What were the long-term effects of the Cultural Revolution? Widespread chaos that closed down factories and threatened farm production  What action did General MacArthur take during the Korean War that immediately led to his discharge? He attempted to use the press and Congress to go over the President’s head  What unexpected turn of events occurred in postwar Vietnam involving the United States? Vietnam eventually accepted foreign investment from the US  How did the “Bay of Pigs” failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis? Khrushchev believed the United States was too weak to oppose Soviet expansion into Cuba.

6. FLASHCARDS 25 – 30  What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan? To reestablish the communist regime in Afghanistan  How did Brezhnev’s leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev? Brezhnev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Khrushchev had.  Which country became divided due to Cold War influences? Germany  Which country on the map is the westernmost NATO member? Portugal  Which body of water was most likely a site of Cold War tensions? Black Sea  Why was an airlift needed to overcome the Soviet blockade of West Berlin? Because Berlin was located well within the iron curtain.

7. FLASHCARDS 31 - 32 There may be a limit beyond which many Americans and much of the world will not permit the United States to go. The picture of the world’s greatest superpower killing or seriously injuring 1000 noncombatants a week while trying to pound a tiny backwards nation into submission on an issue whose merits are hotly disputed is not a pretty one. It could conceivably produce a costly distortion of the American national consciousness and in the world image of the United States – especially if the damage to North Vietnam is complete enough to be “successful”.  What does McNamara fear? After continuing the war, it will make the United States look bad.  Why does McNamara enclose the word successful in quotation marks? He uses it to call attention to it. He wonders what kind of success this would look like to the world.

8. FLASHCARD TOURNAMENT  You guys will be quizzing each other. The winner of each round will move on until we reach the final two in the room.  Whoever wins the finals will receive +10 extra credit points on their Cold War exam (your incentive to win!).