The Cold War

The “Big Three” leaders {at Potsdam} were Stalin, Atalee and _______________.

North Vietnam: ___________:: South Vietnam: ______________

Idea that if one country fell to communism, it would spread and many more nations would fall:

__________ was orginally formed to defend western Europe from Soviet aggression.

After WWII this nation was divided into two regions at the 38^th parallel:

Tensions at the _________ conference during WWII led to the Cold War.

Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coordinate

Soviet leader that orders the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961:

A stalemate was reached in 1953 followed by an armistice; _________ remains divided today.

The imaginary line that the split West European from the East European countries after WWII was

The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt under Pres. Kennedy to invade

The __________ led to cynicism of the American government

Détente can most closely be associated with the U.S. and which two countries?

What is the term for Nixon's plan to gradually remove troops from Vietnam?

Who were the Viet-cong?

Pres. Eisenhower warned that the __________ may threaten liberty and democracy.

What was the purpose of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

The fall of which South Vietnamese city led to the end of the Vietnam War?

General ____________ was fired by Pres. Truman after gaining support for the use of nuclear weapons in Korea.

The capital of Germany,____________, was divided into four occupied zones at the end of WWII

How did Kennedy respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Strategy aimed at returning economic stability to Eastern Europe to lessen appeal of communism

Egyptian President Nasser lost U.S. support for construction of the Aswan Dam

SALT 1 was an agreement between

This president escalated tensions in the Vietnam after sending more troops with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

The Geneva Accords established what?

Which of the following regarding the Bay of Pigs invasion is FALSE

LBJ's "credibility gap" was most evident after

The Soviet Union successfully launched satellite ___________ into space in October of 1957.

The Cuban Missile Crisis is a good example of

Stalin and ________ were the two leaders at the start of the Cold War.

In response to the Berlin blockade {imposed by Stalin} Truman issued the ____________.

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing

What made Hollywood a favorite target of the HUAC?

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Created in 1945 after the failure of the League of Nations:

Became the communist leader of Cuba in 1956:

Which of the following words does NOT belong in this grouping?

The ________ increased tension between Eisenhower and Khrushchev in 1960 when a U.S. spy plane was shot down.

Which documents led Americans to believe the war was unwinnable?

Which of the following is true about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

In 1962 this president learned of long range missiles in Cuba and imposed a naval blockade:

Leader of the communist movement in China:

If one country falls to communism, those around it become vulnerable...is known as

SALT was

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to

The first aid given under the Truman Doctrine was to

Which of the following was the term for those who were in favor of the war in Vietnam.

The United States hoped the containment policy would:

In the 1950s, most countries in Eastern Europe

Military alliance between the Soviet Union and the Communist governments of Eastern Europe:

Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union which lasted from 1945-1990:

The United States, Great Britain, and ______ divided western Germany in the aftermath of WWII.

_____________ leader Mao Zedong won the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

Chiang Kai-shek and his forces fled here having been pushed out of mainland China: