The Cold War

Who was the leader of the Communist North Vietnam?

policy of keeping communism within existing borders, and from spreading

In the Korean War, the United Nations forces, largely U.S., backed who?

name of Chinese Communist program from 1958 - 1960 to boost farm and industrial output

Which leader brought major reforms to the Soviet Union in the 1980s?

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

What was the result of the 1979 - 1988 conflict in Afghanistan?

leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 - 1982; reinstated the policy ofimprisoning critics

Which of these is NOT a reason Communism won in China?

Failed CIA backed attempt to overthrow Castro's government in Cuba

leader of Polish labor union that called for political and economic changes

Which of the following is a valid example of a "proxy war"?

What was the policy of openness that Mikhail Gorbachev instituted in the Soviet Union?

Leader of the Communist revolution in China

a relaxation of Cold War tensions

What was used as a rationale for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

At what point in time was the world closest to nuclear war?

Who were the Khmer Rouge?

president of the U.S. from 1961 - 1963, during the Cuban Missile Crisis & Bay of Pigs.

led Soviet Union from 1953-64; called for “peaceful coexistence” with the West

Which nation provided troops to help North Korea?

After their defeat by the Communists, the Nationalist government fled to

Under Mao, China became a __________________________ state:

Period when Americans worried communists were in the U.S., resulting in false accusations

Capitalist government with higher taxes, but more social and economic services for people

program in 1960s to purge China of the "bourgeois"; educated did manual labor

leader of rebellion in Cuba, who took power there in 1959 and allied with the Soviet Union

What was the effect of the Great Leap Forward?

How did the Korean war end?

How did Nationalist struggles in Vietnam begin?

How did the Korean War start?

Symbol of the disconnect between the East and West, keeping people in the same city apart

The civil rights movement sought to

The main principle keeping the U.S. and Soviet Union from nuclear war, despite the arms race

Military alliance representing communist countries aligned with Soviet Union