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  • Why did missiles in Cuba threaten the United States?
    They were only 90 miles off the coast of Florida and could wipe out the Eastern seaboard
  • Why did most Americans decide to protest the Vietnam War?
    They saw the war televised. They saw the horrible things that American troops did during the war and wanted to fight for peace instead.
  • This political cartoon best represents which Cold War event?
    Cuban Missile Crisis
  • What two reforms did Gorbachev use to open up the Soviet Union?
    Perestroika and Glasnost
  • What event signified the end of the Cold War?
    Fall of the Berlin Wall
  • Which event during the Cold War was the closest we ever came to a nuclear war?
    Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Government controlled businesses and property, lack of social classes, promotes equality, typically poor. These are characteristics of what economic system?
    Communism
  • What weapon used during 1945 caused the world to rush into an arms race?
    Nuclear Weapon/Atomic Bomb
  • Containment was the main policy of what doctrine?
    Truman Doctrine
  • Leader of Cuba:
    Fidel Castro
  • Which president led the United States through the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    John F. Kennedy
  • Based on the image, what side of the Berlin Wall would you be standing?
    West Berlin
  • Who controls East Germany AND East Berlin?
    Soviet Union
  • What two economic systems were at odds during the Cold War?
    Capitalism vs Communism
  • What were the years of the Cold War?
    1945-1991
  • This is the division between East and West Berlin?
    Berlin Wall
  • Who was the Prime Minister of India that started their nuclear weapon program?
    Indira Gandhi
  • Last leader of the USSR before it's falling (reforms to open the country up)
    Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Why did the United States government choose to censor information during the Korean War?
    To gain support at home in the states among the people
  • Who controls West Germany AND West Berlin?
    US/UK/France
  • Who was the leader of China to open their economy up?
    Deng Xiaoping
  • Provide two examples of how the Korean and Vietnam war differed? *Both answers must be correct to get points*
    1. Korean - censored/Vietnam - uncensored 2. Korean - Ended in a Truce/Vietnam - Formally ended 3. Korean - Remains divided today/Vietnam - Reunited as one
  • The USSR created what in response to NATO?
    Warsaw Pact
  • Based on the image, what side of the wall are these people most likely from?
    East Berlin
  • Why did the United States enter into both Korea and Vietnam?
    Stop the spread of communism
  • President Reagan created a program to destroy incoming missiles from space. This was known as:
    Star Wars
  • What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall's construction?
    Soviet Union wanted to keep people in East Germany
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain who increased military spending?
    Margaret Thatcher
  • "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" is a quote from which US President? AND what wall was he referencing?
    Ronald Reagan/Berlin Wall
  • Describe the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
    Contain the spread of communism, globally
  • Why did the USA and USSR decide to race to space?
    Prove who could control Earth and outer-space
  • The following leaders controlled what type of economies within their country? Mikhail Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping, Indira Gandhi
    Communism
  • What is the purpose of the DMZ?
    Barrier at the 38th Parallel that divides North and South Korea that allows for both countries to meet peacefully
  • Who were the two superpowers to rise after World War II?
    USA and USSR
  • What does NATO stand for?
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
    Provide the US and Western Europe with alliances and protection from the Soviet Union
  • The black line dividing West and East Europe best represents what:
    Iron Curtain
  • List 3 countries that are communist still today that we have discussed in class.
    Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, China
  • Explain the "Domino Theory"
    If one country falls to communism then the surrounding countries will also fall
  • Market fueled businesses, private ownership, social classes, wealth disparities, typically richer. These are characteristics of what economic system?
    Capitalism
  • What feature was in most homes during the Cold War to protect from complete destruction?
    Bomb Shelters
  • Ideological war of capitalism vs communism and democracy vs dictatorship describes what war?
    Cold War
  • This is one of the most famous divides in the world - what does the 38th Parallel divivde?
    North and South Korean border
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