Chapter 6: The Cold War

What two countries became the super powers after World War 2?

In what two countries were trials held to try military leaders for war crimes after WW2?

The Truman Doctrine is the policy of the U.S. should be to contain communism by supporting countries resisting

Which of the following is true of the Vietnam War?

Less developed countries were known as what world?

What was the United States system based on?

Which is not true of the United States system?

Capitalist countries were known as what world?

Which is not one of Mao Zedong's policies?

What country was divided into two parts (East and West) - one controlled by the USSR and one by Allies?

In what two cities were the trials held?

Who was the young lawyer that led a guerilla army to overthrow the Cuban government and brought communism to Cuba?

Which country was Pol Pot the leader of the Khmer Rouge and was response for the death of millions?

What international organization was formed in 1945 to help maintain peace and avoid another world war?

Which is not true of the Soviet system?

What did the Marshall Plan do?

Which is not true of how Japan was treated after WW2?

Who moved nuclear missiles to Cuba which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What country did the US organize a rebel army to overthrow the govt. because of frustrations over fruit?

After WW2, U.S. leaders feared Europe's poor condition would fuel unrest and lead countries to communism

Which is not an organ of the United Nations

What influenced the Soviet Union and United States visions of post-war Europe?

Who are the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council?

What does the Iron Curtain symbolize

Which is true of the wars in Indochina?

Which is true of the treaty to end World War 1?

Which best describes the Marshall Plan?

How many members are in the UN Security Council? And how many are permanent members?

Why did many developing hesitate to join the West?

Which was not a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Where was the first major battle of the Cold War?

Which is not one of the countries that make up the colony of Indochina?

What international organization was created in 1944 to provide loans to help countries recover from the war?

Which is not an organ of the United Nations?

Which is not true of the Space Race?

What are Soviet satellites?

The "Long Telegram" shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades.

Which is true of the Korean War?

Communist countries were known as what world?

What was the Soviet system based on?

Which best describes the "Long Telegram"?

What product made Cuba one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America?

What European country colonized what is now Vietnam?

Who became the head of the Soviet Union in 1985 and led the transition away from strict communism?

What do we call the countries that tried to distance themselves from the superpowers and develop on their own terms?

The CIA carried out covert actions in Cuba including plots to assassinate Castro and the Bay of Pigs invasion

What country gained independence from Spain after the Spanish-American War in 1898?

What country with a history of democratic govt. elected a socialist and fell to coup over economic conditions?

As a result of the Great Leap Forward, food production fell and it led to the largest famine ever (million starved)

Who is the spokesperson or top ranking official for the United Nations?

In the decades after WW2, African and Asian nations faced challenges in trying to overcome the legacy of imperialism

What was decided at the Yalta Conference?

Who was the guy who brought communism to China?

Who was the man responsible for bringing communism to Vietnam?