Chapter 6: The Cold War

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

Who was the guy who brought communism to China?

What did the Marshall Plan do?

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

What European country colonized what is now Vietnam?

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

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

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

Communist countries were known as what world?

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

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

Which is not true of the Space Race?

Which of the following is true of the Vietnam War?

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

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

Where was the first major battle of the Cold War?

Which best describes the "Long Telegram"?

What was the Soviet system based on?

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

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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

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

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

What was the United States system based on?

Which is true of the wars in Indochina?

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

Which best describes the Marshall Plan?

Which is not true of the United States system?

What does the Iron Curtain symbolize

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

Capitalist countries were known as what world?

Which is not an organ of the United Nations?

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

Which is not an organ of the United Nations

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

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

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

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

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

In what two cities were the trials held?

Which is true of the Korean War?

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

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

Why did many developing hesitate to join the West?

What are Soviet satellites?

Who was the man responsible for bringing communism to Vietnam?

Less developed countries were known as what world?

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

Which is not one of Mao Zedong's policies?

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

Which is not true of the Soviet system?

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

What was decided at the Yalta Conference?

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

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