The Cold War was competition between which countries?
US and Germany
US and Soviet Union
Soviet Union and Germany
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
Wall of steel constructed to separate Berlin
Imaginary line that divided East and Western Europe
Border between the US and the Soviet Union
Who first used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe Europe during the Cold War?
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Stalin
What was the Berlin Wall?
Wall built to keep West Berliners from escaping to E.Berlin
Wall built to keep East Berliners from escaping to W.Berlin
Imaginary border btw. east and west Berlin
Tension between the US and the Soviet Union in 1962 over nuclear missiles in Cuba
Korean Conflict
Vietnam war
Cuban Missile Crisis
35th President of the US, President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
What is a "Cold War"?
War fought between more than two countries
war fought during the winter months
War fought without weapons on a battlefield.
What was the main cause of the cold war between the US and Soviet Union after WWII?
rivalry for control of nuclear missiles
the conflict between north and south Korea
the Soviet Union's support of Germany
differences in government and economic beliefs
Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin, and head of the Soviet Communist Party during the Cold War
Fidel Castro
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
War between South Korea, supported by US and UN, and North Korea, supported by China
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Korean Conflict
President during much of the Cold War. Became Pres. after JFKennedy assassination
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
The US aided West Berlin by flying in food and fuel when Soviet troops cut off the city’s supply
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Flight for food
The most powerful nations in the world
superpowers
Allies
Power Partners
The belief that if S.Vietnam fell to the communists, other parts of Asia would also become communists.
Domino Theory
Communism control
Red Scare
Which statement best explain why the US became involved in the Vietnam War?
To convince N. Vietnam to join NATO
Americans wanted to protest South Vietnam
To prevent other countries from becoming Communists
The US military was already training soldiers to fight
Why was the Korean War fought?
US wanted to keep south Korea from invading North Korea
To stop the spread of communism
China supported South Korea so US went to help North Korea
Alliance between the Soviet Union and the communist controlled nations of eastern Europe formed in response to NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Organization headed by Eleanor Roosevelt, formed to stop the spread of communism
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
Race between the US and Soviet Union to explore outer space during the Cold War
The Arms Exploration
The Space Race
Space Initiative
US policy promising to help countries that the Soviet Union tried to turn communist
NATO
McCarthyism
Truman Doctrine
According to Winston Churchill, what was dividing Europe between the communist East and the democratic West
an iron curtain
the Warsaw Pact
the Berlin Wall
Truman Doctrine
What message did the Berlin Airlift send to the Soviet Union?
Berlin was able to get through conflict with no outside help
The US was concerned about the nuclear arms race
Western Allies were not willing to give up Berlin
The Soviet Union did not want to divide Berlin
government owns all businesses and land and the people have little choices
free enterprise
communism
democracy
Who was the Cuban leader that allowed Soviet to place missiles in Cuba?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
Fidel Castro
Race to build more and better weapons than the enemy
Space Arms Race
Nuclear Arms Race
Battle of Arms
Conflict in the 60s and 70s; the US sent soldiers to South Vietnam to try to prevent communism from taking over the nation
Vietnam War
Korean War
Nuclear Arms Race
government of the people - citizens elect their representatives by voting
communism
democracy
facism
Senator that headed a movement to find any communists within American government and society
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarty
Nikita Khruschev
Lyndon Johnson
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" in reference to the division of Europe?
Winston Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Period of panic and fear that communism was spreading in the United States
Truman Policy
Warsaw Pact
Red Scare
what was the result of the Korean War?
Communism did not exist in any part of Korea after the war
Korea was united under a communist government
Korea remained divide N.Korea still communists. STALEMATE