Cold War for World Studies

This war involved guerilla warfare, which made it very difficult for the US to win. We lost many soldiers.

Which Soviet leader built the Berlin Wall to separate the east and west?

Which country lost 1/4 of its population due to the terror of the Pol Pot regime?

Who led Communist Cuba for several decades?

Mao started Communism in China.

At the start of the Cold War, Pres. Truman tried to contain Communism by using _________________.

Vietnam took over Cambodia and life improved there a lot.

One purpose of the United Nations is to _________________.

Which President failed at overthrowing Fidel Castro by sending Cuban exiles to fight Castro's regime?

After WWII the Soviets and US became enemies. Why?

The Cold War lasted almost 5 decades.

Which war did the U.S. take part in an attempt to stop the spread of Communism? In this war China helped our enemy.

President Reagan worked with Gorbachev to get the Berlin Wall to come down?

North Korea won the Korean War.

Which President built up the US army in an effort to stop the spread of Communism?

The Berlin Wall came down in 1999.

The Soviets and US engaged in a space race, and ultimately the Soviets won.

The US and Soviets made treaties to cut back on making nuclear weapons.

The end result of the Cuban Missile Crisis was?

When Russia is communist it is called Russia.

Stalin treated Germans with respect after WWII.

The Iron Curtain was an imaginary line dividing__________ between Soviet influence and Western influence.

LINK is an organization which helps North Koreans escape from North Korea.

What did Mao call his secret police that was made of young people?

What's the name of the time period when the Soviets and U.S. created tension over politics, but never fought physically?

This war involved the U.S. and United Nations fighting against China and _____________________. Neither side won.

The Cold War was responsible for more than one million deaths.

President Kennedy stopped missiles from being placed in Cuba.

Spies for the US were in the CIA and the Soviet's were the KGB.