Unit 10: Cold War Review

This was a former colony that France tried to reclaim in the 1950s

The Korean War was started in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to: 

__________ became increasingly more destructive during the Arms Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Which line split Korea between North and South? 

This is hit and run tactics that the Viet Cong used against a larger, more powerful military force. 

This man was arrested for the assassination of John F. Kennedy: 

This was an alliance between nations in Western Europe and the United States to prevent the spread of communism

Who controlled East Germany after World War II? 

This was a period of political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Which of the following best describes the United States? 

What opportunity did Sputnik provide? 

The goal of this policy was to prevent the expansion of communism into other parts of the world

Short-range Nuclear Missiles deployed to Cuba in what became a tense standoff between the US and the Soviet Union

The Marshall Plan was designed to

Policy of pushing to the brink of nuclear war to force a side to back down/give into the the other'sndemands is known as

Document stated that the U.S. would come to the financial & military aid of any country threatened by communist takeover

This man was the communist leader of North Vietnam:

This was the first manmade satellite in space: 

The Soviet Union built this in an attempt to isolate and separate West Berlin from the rest of East Germany. 

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide __________ to nations threatened by Communist expansion.

West Germany was controlled by which of the following? 

This was a military alliance of communist states in Europe. 

   This was an effort by the United States to supply the democratic half of Berlin to prevent its fall to the communists.

This man was the leader of Communist China: 

The Korean War is an example of which Cold War strategy? 

This theory stated that if one country fell to communism, others would soon follow. 

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991? 

Which of the following best describes the Soviet Union?

These were Vietnamese Nationalists who fought against the French.

This organization was started in 1958 and was responsible for the United States Space Program. 

Building up armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy is called what?

New remote-controlled rockets that could strike across oceans, developed by the US and USSR during the Cold War

North Korea has a ________________ government. 

What happened to Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War? 

   Which of the following is NOT true regarding North Korea after the Korean War?