Chapter 15-Cold War Flashcards
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An era of high tension, hostility, and rivlary between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is known as the…
cold war
Winston Churchill used the image of an ___________ to describe the sharp division of Europe that was the result of Soviet actions.
iron curtain
The thing Harry Truman pledged to support the governments of Greece and Turkey is called the…
Truman Doctrine
What was NATO?
The North Atlantic Trade Organization
What sparked the beginning of the Korean War? Who lead the UN forces?
The US and the Soviets divided the Korean peninsula in half, and Douglas Macarthur lead the forces.
What is the difference between a hydrogen bomb and an atomic bomb? Which is more powerful?
A hydrogen-powered bomb is fusion-powered and can wipe out a whole island.
What was the arms race?
It was a struggle between nations to gain an advantage in weapons.
How did the arms tace begin in the United States and Soviet Union?
The development of nuclear weapons
The development of or maintenance of military power to prevent an attack is called…
Deterrence
Why was the launch of Sputnik significant?
It was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
How did Americans react to the growing dangers of the Cold War?
They established things like NASA.
What caused the Vietnam War?
Communist rebels fought back to the French, who were controlling their country at the time.
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
Vietnam was divided into two halves for a short amount of time, Communist to the North and anti-Communist to the south.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
It was to keep people from crossing the border between west and east Berlin.
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed American invasion of Cuba.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
It was the confrontation of the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the missiles in Cuba.
What was the name for the thing Nixon wanted, reduced tension between superpowers?
detente
What were some of the arms control agreements reached during the Cold War?
the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Resisting the spread of communism is called…
Containment
The willingness to openly discuss the Soviet’s problems is known as…
Glasnost
The word referring to the reform of Soviet economic and political ystem is known as…
Perrstroika
Who came to power in the Soviet Union in 1985?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What caused the Berlin Wall to be open?
When Hungary opened its border with Austria
Who helped the Soviet Union fail?
Boris Yeltsin
