1. Brrr… Get ready for Cold War BINGO You’ve got a BINGO when you have either “X”ed out OR framed out your grid!!! Feel free to take notes while we play!!!

2. Test Overview What? The Cold War When? Scantron test tomorrow!!! Why? To assess your knowledge and understanding of Cold War people & concepts How? 2 parts  1 st : a 65 question scantron test  2 nd : a written test consisting of short answers and an essay!!!!

3. Cold War Background What was the military alliance led by the United States? (the largest, not CENTO or SEATO) NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

4. What was the military alliance led by the former Soviet Union? The Warsaw Pact

5. What was the massive concrete barrier which became a major Cold War symbol? The Berlin Wall

6. What were the U.S. and U.S.S.R. known as during the Cold War due to their military domination/ might? Superpowers!!!!

7. What is the term to describe the period of great tension & hostility between Communist nations and the “free world”? Cold War

8. Communist or Free during the Cold War? Great Britain FREE East Germany COMMUNIST West Germany FREE France FREE Romania COMMUNIST Poland COMMUNIST Spain FREE Italy FREE

9. A Cold War: Who’s Who Communist leader of Cuba for decades – U.S. attempted to overthrow him (Bay of Pigs) invasion Fidel Castro Father of Communism in the former Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin Led the Communist Revolution in China Mao Zedong

10. A Cold War: Who’s Who… (con’t.) Opposed Mao Zedong - fled to Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek A Indochinese Nationalist who became a communist leader of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh

11. Time out !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Identify the following key figures of the Cold War Era:

12. More faces from The Cold War… See if you can guess these individuals:

13. Russian/Soviet/Russian History… Which answer is correct? One cause of the March Revolution was anger about… Overthrow of the Provisional Government. Shortage of food and supplies. Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Signing of the Treaty of Versailles. ANSWER: Shortage of food & supplies!!!

14. The Bolshevik Revolution differed from the March Revolution because it… Succeeded in removing the czar from power. Was planned by a small, well-disciplined group of leaders. Gained the support of the czar’s troops and the White Army. Ended quickly. ANSWER: was planned by a small, well- disciplined group of leaders (under Lenin.)

15. What other name is the Russian Revolution known as? Czarist Decembrist Bolshevik Smirnoff Great Purge Answer: Bolshevik

16. After Lenin’s death, a power struggle erupted between which two men? Marx and Trotsky Trotsky and Stalin Marx and Stalin Stalin and Khruschev ANSWER: Trotsky and Stalin

17. Who wrote The Betrayed Revolution? Lenin Trotsky Stalin Khruschev ANSWER: Leon Trotsky

18. In order to meet his economic goals, Stalin: Increased trade with the U.S. and Western Europe. Extended Lenin’s New Economic Policy Outlawed forced labor Modernized industry and collectivized agriculture ANSWER: Modernized industry & collectivized agriculture – new symbol was the tractor

19. Which of the following is associated with Joseph Stalin? Free enterprise Perestroika Glasnost Purge ANSWER: Purge

20. Both the czars and the Communist party attempted to Force all citizens to adopt the Russian language and culture. Encourage nationalism among various ethnic groups. Make the Russian Orthodox Church the official church of the nation. Make sure that non-Russians held important jobs. ANSWER: Russification – adopt Russian language/ culture

21. A major reason that consumer goods were often in short supply during the 1970s and 1980s was because the Demand for goods dropped as the population increased. Government put so much emphasis on military spending. Trade agreements were often not honored by foreign countries. Black market bought up most of the available goods. ANSWER: USSR shortages common due to extensive military spending.

22. Unhappy with Soviet rule, nationalists in many republics demanded __________. Bureaucracy Perestroika Glasnost Autonomy ANSWER: autonomy

23. Under the policy of _________, people began to speak out openly. Bureaucracy Perestroika Glasnost Autonomy ANSWER: Glasnost

24. The coup against Gorbachev was an attempt by Communist party conservatives to stop reform. Russian nationalists to make Russia independent of the USSR. Democratic reformers to end Gorbachev’s dictatorship. Supporters of Yeltsin to place him in command. ANSWER: Communist party conservatives to stop reforms

25. Which is an accurate statement about relations between the former Soviet republics and the rest of the world? The U.S. purchased most of the nuclear weapons in Russia and the Ukraine. The republics isolated themselves from the world in order to become self-sufficient. Western powers offered limited aid and technical advice to the republics. The republics lost all influence in the UN. ANSWER: Western powers offered limited aid.

26. The Cold War in Asia… Communists used __________ to glorify Mao Zedong. Propaganda Totalitarian state Capitalism Collective farms Communes ANSWER: propaganda

27. In the early 1950s, Mao set up ______ in which peasants pooled their land and resources. Propaganda Totalitarian state Capitalism Collective farms Communes ANSWER: collective farms

28. In a __________, the government controls all aspects of peoples lives. Propaganda Totalitarian state Capitalism Collective farms Communes ANSWER: totalitarian state

29. Chinese __________ included several villages and thousands of people. Propaganda. Totalitarian state Capitalism Collective farms Communes ANSWER: communes

30. To the Chinese communist, ________ was a corrupt and dangerous principle. Propaganda. Totalitarian state. Capitalism. Collective farms. Communes. ANSWER: Capitalism

31. In the 1950s, relations between China and the Soviet Union grew tense because: China supported the U.S. in the Cold War. The Soviet Union invaded North Korea. Mao Zedong refused to send aid to Stalin. Both nations were competing for power in Third World Nations. ANSWR: Both nations were competing for power in the 3 rd World.

32. The “Beijing Massacre” (Tiananmen Square) showed that: Many Chinese supported the goals of the communist revolution. The government was determined to stay in power. Mao’s economic reforms were hurting peasants. The pro-democracy movement was willing to resort to violence. ANSWER: The government was determined to stay in power!!!!!!!

33. North Korea and South Korea are divided today at this parallel: 21 st 30 th 38 th 76 th ANSWER: 38 th

34. Concerning the Koreas, is it North or South? Seoul? South Korean capital Pyongyang? North Korean capital Communist North Korea Working on nuclear capabilities North Korea

35. Cold War Chronology: Vietnam War, Korean War, Chinese Communist Revolution, Gorbachev comes to power, Berlin Wall falls Which of the above happened first? Chinese Communist Revolution What event happened second? Korean War Which event was the most recent? Fall of the Berlin Wall

36. Tomorrow Test: Scantron, bring a pencil! Review your whole entire packet! A map of Asia will be featured:  China  Japan  Taiwan  North Korea  South Korea  Hong Kong  Vietnam