Cold War

Question 1

Cold war - who

Answer 1

U.S/capitalism vs. USSR/communism

Question 2

cold war- where

Answer 2

global war

Question 3

cold war- why

Answer 3

need for both ideologies to be seen at the dominant

Question 4

cold war- what

Answer 4

extreme international tension between two superpowers. divides the world into spheres of influence as competition
- starts with Yalta conference 1945

Question 5

Yalta conference 1945

Answer 5

allied members meet to plan the future of europe

- stalin wanted the east

Question 6

Postdam conference 1945

Answer 6

continuation of the yalta conference

- stalin doesn’t give up terrorists

Question 7

Truman doctrine 1940’s

Answer 7

policy of containment by U.S to battle communism and support those against communism

Question 8

Marshall plan 1940’s

Answer 8

help europe recover economically, but ideology is being swallowed up by sphere of influence

Question 9

Berlin airlift 1940’s

Answer 9

USSR blocks access to west germany in hopes that the U.S would give up

Question 10

Red scare 1950’s

Answer 10

communist vs. McCarthyism to detain communists

Question 11

Korean War 1950’s

Answer 11

communist north korea vs. domestic south korea

Question 12

non-alignment nations 1950’s

Answer 12

nations that stayed neutral

Question 13

Nikta Khrushchev 1950’s

Answer 13

takes over USSR after stalin dies

Question 14

NATO & Warsaw pact 1950’s

Answer 14

military alliances

• NATO: capitalist
• Warsaw pact: communist

Question 15

space race 1950’s

Answer 15

USSR begins race for technology in space

Question 16

cuban revolution 1950’s

Answer 16

fidel castro takes control of cuba

- communist

Question 17

U2 spy plane 1960’s

Answer 17

USSR shoots down U.S plane

Question 18

bay of pigs invasion 1960’s

Answer 18

U.S invades cuba to stop Castro’s communist threat from spreading. Cuba turns to USSR for support

Question 19

vietnam war 1960’s

Answer 19

war this USSR and U.S, same as korean war

Question 20

Red telephone 1960’s

Answer 20

moscow-washington hotline

Question 21

cuban missile crisis 1960’s

Answer 21

USSR transports weapons into Cuba, U.S sends nukes to turkey at USSR

Question 22

Brezhnev doctrine 1960’s

Answer 22

truman doctrine but at communist point of view

Question 23

prague spring 1960’s

Answer 23

attempted to revolt by czech

Question 24

SALT 1970’s

Answer 24

strategic arms limitation talks

- ways to limit missiles, slow down arms race, leads to development of missiles

Question 25

soviets invade afghanistan 1970’s

Answer 25

afghanistan turns from communist to democratic, soviets invade and many nations angry at USSR

Question 26

olympic boycotts 1980’s

Answer 26

1980- U.S and allies boycott moscow olympics

1984- soviets boycott L.A olympics

Question 27

star wars 1980’s

Answer 27

reagan proposes SDI (strategic defense initiative)

Question 28

grenada interventionism 1980’s

Answer 28

U.S outs communists in grenada

Question 29

iran-contra affair 1980’s

Answer 29

U.S sold weapons to iran and used profits to fund guerilla force battling communists

Question 30

START 1980’s

Answer 30

strategic arms reduction talk

- physically reducing weapons stockpiles, leads to INF (intermediate nuclear forces treaty)

Question 31

tiananmen square 1980’s

Answer 31

protest of chinese vs. communist

- end of USSR

Question 32

Perestroika 1985

Answer 32

economic restructuring, limited free market

Question 33

glasnost 1987

Answer 33

political openness, reduction of censorship, opens paradox box

Question 34

demokratizatsiya 1988

Answer 34

oldest communists

Question 35

Balance of power

Answer 35

1. alliances
2. arms race
3. brinkmanship
4. detente

Question 36

sphere of influence

Answer 36

reign/area (independent nation) where an outside state is more significant

Question 37

arms race

Answer 37

building army to be stronger

Question 38

brinkmanship

Answer 38

practicing dangerous policy to the limit before stopping

Question 39

expansionism

Answer 39

a policy of territorial/economic expansion

Question 40

containment

Answer 40

strategy to cut off/quarantine the expansion of ideas of capitalism/communism

Question 41

deterrence

Answer 41

the discourage of an action/event through consequences

Question 42

liberation movement

Answer 42

an organization/political movement leading to a rebellion against gov
- seeking independence