World History Cold War Test

What are satellite nations?

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cold War?

What step did the East Germans take when unhappy East Germans began to flee into West Berlin?

Why did some in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union envy the prosperity of the West?

Please explain how the United States justified war in Vietnam. Why was the U.S. ultimately unsuccessful in the conflict?

Who was the leader of Communist China after the Cultural Revolution?

This theory was used to describe the fear the U.S. had that Communism would take over the world one country at a time.

All of the following were leaders of the Soviet Union except:

All of the following were U.S. Presidents during the Cold War except:

How did many Americans deal with fears of nuclear attack during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The shooting down of a U.S. spy plane in 1960.

Who was the dictator that ruled over North Korea during the Cold War?

What did Stalin promise at the Yalta Conference in 1945?

The fall of which countries to communist forces after Vietnam gives some possible validity to the domino theory?

How did Kim Il Sung respond to the armistice ending the war in Korea?

This defensive military alliance was formed by Western European powers in 1949 and rivaled the Warsaw Pact.

Please name THREE conflicts during the Cold War that involved either the USSR or the U.S. and explain what happened:

Winston Churchill used this term in a speech to describe the Soviet area of influence and the division of East and West.

Which group of communist guerrillas overthrew the Cambodian government?

What encouraged Gorbachev to bring about reforms when he came to power?

How did China's youth help conduct the Cultural Revolution?

This policy supported countries that rejected Communism.

Please name at least 5 nations that were Communist during the Cold War.

The Soviet Union's "Vietnam" was a war fought in which country?

This agreement limited the number of missiles that each country could have.

What German city was separated by a wall that would became a symbol of the Cold War?

Which battle was launched by communist forces during the Vietnamese New Year in 1968?

How was the Cold War fought?Using your knowledge of the conflicts that occurred and from your readings, write a response

Which Southeast Asian leader emerged as the leader of the communists in North Vietnam?

This organization formed in 1945 was designed to protect members against aggression and included the U.S. and the USSR.

In 1962, what brough the world to the brink of nuclear war?

In 1980, Poles organized _________________________, an independent labor union.

How did Gorbachev’s reforms lead to the breakup of the Soviet Empire?

Where was the US Navy destroyer, the Maddox, attacked?

At the end of the Korean War, Troops remained dug in on either side of the:

This was a policy of “openness” instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev that allowed for more freedom in the press.

In the decades following the Korean War, South Korea experienced what transition?

This was a policy that lessened Cold War tensions during the 1970s:

Korea was divided into two separate nations at this line.

America's basic policy towards communist countries was one of: