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Unit 10 Cold War
Unit 10 Cold War
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1
The Vietcong were...
supporters of Diem
those in the south that hated Diem
U.S. allies in the Vietnam War
2
The "Iron Curtain" described by Churchill was
an imaginary line dividing east & west Europe
a line dividing east/west Germany
a curtain made of iron in Europe
none of the above
3
In the "thaw" between these countries, they promised....
no spheres of influence
to end the "space race"
avoidance of military confrontations
to destroy all nuclear weapons
4
The Vietminh was a group that
wanted independence from foreign rule
supported by Ho Chi Minh
supported the U.S.'s involvement
supported France
5
The "detente" in 1971 occurred between what 2 countries?
China & South Vietnam
China & U.S.
Soviet Union & U.S.
Soviet Union & China
6
Ho Chi Minh was
Communist leader of NV
Dictator of SV
7
The leader of the USSR that began many reforms in the 1980s
Ronald Reagan
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
8
The time period where the SU & US were competing on the building of nuclear weapons is called..
the Atomic Era
the Space Race
the Cold War
Brinkmanship
9
"Brinkmanship" refers to
that act of going to the brink of war
the Korean War
diplomatic talks between U.S. & Soviets
the policy of containment
10
This image was from the trial of former Nazi leaders called...
the Supreme Court
Judge Judy
The Concentration Camp Trials
Nuremberg Trials
11
The term "perestroika" means
economic re-structuring
freedom for citizens
democratization
glasnost
12
The term "Democratization" means
economic re-structuring
a coup
openness
being able to vote on a new legislative body
13
After U.S. troops were pulled from Vietnam, what happened?
Soviets invaded South Vietnam
NV invaded SV again
troops were sent back a year later due to continued fighting
Peace was restored to the area
14
In the Vietnam war, the U.S. supported the ______________.
South
North
15
The Cold War was a war of
who was the most dominant country in the world
competition in space
east vs west
ideals
16
NATO involved what countries?
Western European countries, US, Canada
Eastern European countries, Soviet Union
17
China fell to Communism in 1949, ruled by
Ngo Din Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Vietminh
18
The purpose of the United Nations is to
keep peace among nations; take action if necessary
form alliances
try war criminals
stamp out Communism
19
The meeting that split Germany after WW2 was...
Potsdam
the Yalta Conference
20
The US involvement of the Korean War was a result of...
war with the Chinese
the Truman Doctrine
the 17th parallel line
war with the Soviets
21
Warsaw Pact involved what countries?
Eastern European countries, Soviet Union
Western European countries, US, Canada
22
Ngo Din Diem was
Communist leader of NV
Dictator of SV
23
The Marshall Plan helped
Communist countries in Europe
countries that were not Communist in Europe
provided food, materials, & machinery
24
A cause of the Korean war was that
South Korea needed help from China
North Korea invaded South Korea
China encouraged North Korea to attack SK
The US invaded North Korea
25
East Germany was controlled by
former Allied powers
the Soviets
26
Why did the U.S. support South Vietnam?
they had a communist leader
the domino theory
We didn't like China
We were wanting to go to war again
27
The incident in which a U.S. spy plane was shot down in USSR was called....
the U-2 incident
The Bay of Pigs
The Berlin Wall falling
the Cuban Missile Crisis
28
The term "glasnost" means
Soviet labor camps
more freedom for citizens
economic re-structuring
democratization
29
The "domino theory" stated that...
Democratic countries are like dominos, lined up all over
The U.S. is stacking democratic ideals like dominos
if 1 country falls to Communism, they all fall
stack dominos & watch them fall
30
The Berlin Airlift was...
the US air-dropping supplies to W. Berlin citizens
A rescue mission conducted by the US for citizens in USSR
Air raids conducted by US on Berlin
31
West Germany was controlled by
The Soviets
Former Allied powers
32
The detente from the previous question led to a "thaw" in the Cold War in 1972 between...
U.S. & China
U.S. & Soviet Union
U.S. and North Korea
China & Soviet Union
33
Truman's policy of keeping Communism from spreading
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
Space Race
containment
34
This map represents the symbolic divide between democratic Europe & Communist Europe called
the Great Divide
the Iron Belt
the Iron Curtain
the Bible Belt
35
At this conference Stalin stated "communism & capitalism couldn't exist in the same world"
the Yalta Conference
Potsdam
36
Israel was created in 1949 by
the UN Security Council
The United Nations
League of Nations
Nuremberg Trials
