Cold War Part 1 Review

After Mao led the commy revolution in China, the U.S. was scared it would spread so we joined

B/c the U.S. didn't try to stop east Germans from defecting to the West thru Berlin the Soviets

U.S. and U.S.S.R. nearly went to war over this crisis when U.S. put a blockade on this island

Military alliances that were created for collective security during the Cold War

Created to gather strategic information and pursue Cold War goals covertly. 

An international organization created after WW2 to promoted international peace & cooperation 

Kennedy used a(n) ___________ to stop the completion of missile bases and missiles on Cuba.

Which of the following are the correct causes of the Cold War?

Having a variety of options when dealing with international crises and foreign affairs. 

The race to acquire greater numbers of and more powerful weapons

the U.S. didn't trust the _____ after WWII b/c they broke promises & continued expanding.

The North Koreans invaded South Korea at the _____ and started the Korean war.

Communist leader of Soviet Union who communicated with the hotline during Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following is the incorrect action to reaction?

President who was embarrassed by the Bay of Pigs, but confident after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A military alliance formed between the Soviets and other Eastern European communist nations

The U.S. joined the _______ to try to stop communism from spreading in Asia.

MacArthur openly disagreed with President Truman's disapproval to expand the war, so he was

U.S., Iceland, Canada, and Western Europe's military alliance during the Cold War

The concrete/barbed wire barrier between East and West Berlin. 

The U.S. had to secretly remove missiles from Turkey and Italy because the Soviets promised to

Were executed for supposedly providing the Soviet Union with American atomic energy secrets.

The Communist leader of Cuba

Major principles of the U.S. include all of the following, EXCEPT...

U.S. providing money and goods to Western Europe to help them rebuild was part of the

communist hysteria that ensued after WWII

The Soviet Union created a metaphorical ______ between Communist E. Europe and Democratic W. Europe

Because the Marshall Plan was helping West Germany rapidly recover the Soviets decided to

Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Bulgaria were all _____________ under Soviet control, after WWII.

Major principles of the Soviet Union include all of the following, EXCEPT...

Senator who was part of the Red Scare by wrongfully accusing many people of being communists

The Berlin airlift was...

Douglas MacArthur was

The failed attempt by the U.S. CIA to overthrow Castro and disrupt Cuba

Containment was the policy of restricting

The policy stating that the U.S. would support any country fighting off communist threats

The leader of the Chinese Communist revolution

The fight for international control and world power between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.

Gave money and aid to help Europe rebuild after the war.