World Studies Final Exam Study Guide Part 2

At the conclusion of World War II, Germany was divided into two separate nations.

The Iron Curtain was best defined by the rivalry between what came to be known as NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

The Marshall Plan was implemented to prevent Western democracies from falling under the influence of the Soviet Union.

During the Red Scare, brochures, films and social media all focused on "what to do" in the event of a nuclear attack.

The blast from a nuclear explosion can produce winds in excess of a thousand miles per hour.

During the Red Scare, some industries developed "spotters" to prevent “disloyal citizens” from being hired.

In January of 1967, three American astronauts were killed in a fire while onboard the _________________ spacecraft.

Unlike similar incidents from the past, Premier Gorbachev did not attempt to end the protests with the Soviet Army.

North Vietnamese supporters, known as the ______________ fought a guerrilla war against US and South Vietnamese troops.

Mikhail Gorbachev implemented several new governmental policies, which collectively became known as __________________.

In Feb. of 1972, Nixon traveled to __________ & became the first U.S. President to visit mainland China while in office.

One of the most important things Gorbachev did was ease the restrictions on free speech.

The Soviet Union halted all communication between East Berlin and West Berlin.

6 months after SALT II was signed, Soviet troops invaded Cuba straining the delicate relationship between the US & USSR

In 1922, the Bolshevik Army, known as the Warsaw Pact gained control of the Soviet Union.

The final SALT treaty was never ratified by the __________________ due to the heightened irritation with the USSR.

All families could afford the commercially produced shelters, so there were "DIY" methods for shelter construction.

Less than 1,000 American soldiers lost their lives in Vietnam.

On June 25th, 1850 North Korea, with the assistance of the Soviet Union, invaded South Korea.

Glasnost is a Russian term which means “closed minded".

To this day, the Cuban Missile Crisis is regarded as the closest that the U.S. has ever come to a nuclear war.

Truman believed communism must be spread and allowed to spread to other nations.

At the conclusion of Nixon's visit, the US and China agreed to open trade and other relations between the two nations.

In 1986 Pres. _____________ formally withdrew the US from SALT II after accusing the Soviet Union of violating the pact

In 1941, France, invaded the Soviet Union, bringing the USSR into World War II.

During the Red Scare, comic books were filled with stories about spies and Communist villains.

Throughout the Cold War, the threat of nuclear war was always looming.

The results of SALT II were a series of promises by both sides to limit the production of new _____________________.

______________ became the first American in space.

________________ was created to help the United States more effectively achieve its goals in space.

Many Americans remembered Nixon for standing up to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during the famous ________________

With Nixon's successful visit to China, he managed to make the world's most populated nation a potential enemy.

In April of 1960, a U-2 piloted by Yuri Gagarin was struck by a Soviet missile.

During his visit to Beijing, Vice President Nixon invited Premier Khrushchev to the United States.

In April of 1961, Soviet cosmonaut ________________ became the first man to orbit the planet.

Today, all public fallout shelters are properly maintained with fresh supplies.

__________________ meant gradually turning the war over to the South Vietnamese as US soldiers were slowly withdrawn.

President Richard Nixon assisted Senator Harry Truman during the Red Scare era.

In 1959, North Vietnam attacked South Vietnam, aided by the U.S.

Within four months of the Soviet launch into space the first US satellite, achieved orbit around the Earth.

In April of 1961, the US-backed “Cuban Missile Crisis" failed, and Castro continued to tighten his grip over Cuba.

The collapse of the Soviet Union was seen as a triumph of totalitarianism.

To this day, Taiwan claims to be the legitimate government of Mainland China.

In the late 1950s, the U.S. and the USSR seemed to be cooperating.

. When a nuclear device detonates, those close to the detonation would stand no chance of survival.

In 1972, the US & USSR agreed to dismantle many old bases designed for launching longer-range ballistic missiles.

In March of 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were convicted of espionage charges and both were sentenced to death.

On October 4th, 1957, the Soviets became the first nation to launch an __________________ into orbit.

The beginning of the end of the Soviet Union came in 1985 when a man named ______________________became premier.

Upon returning to Cuba, Fidel Castro led a war against Batista, eventually overthrowing him in 1959.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote a short book known as The Communist Manifesto.

Widely covered by the American media, the ___________ greatly damaged public support for US involvement in the conflict.

The US would eventually establish full anti-communist relations with China in 1979.

Short term effects of radiation include hair and teeth falling out and various forms of cancer.

The first negotiations between the two Cold War nations to limit nuclear arms occurred in __________________ in 1969.

SALT II discussions took place between US President _____________and Soviet Premier Brezhnev.

The DMZ is a 2.5 mile wide zone between North and South Korea where military personel and equipment are allowed.

On July 20th, 1969, ___________________ became the first human to set foot on the surface of the moon.

The ________________ gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authority to conduct military operations in Vietnam.

Over the course of three years, the series of SALT meetings came to be known as the Strategic ___________ Talks.