AP World History Unit 8: The Cold War

Flashcards covering key concepts, terms, and events related to the Cold War.

Winston Churchill said, 'From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the __.'

continent

The major military alliances formed during the Cold War were NATO and the __ Pact.

Warsaw

The Cold War is characterized by a __ balance of power between the USA and USSR.

bipolar

The __ Plan was a massive aid program initiated by the U.S. to rebuild Europe after WWII.

Marshall

The __ Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.

Truman

The U.S. feared the 'Domino Theory', which suggested that if one country fell to communism, its __ would follow.

neighbors

During the Iranian Revolution, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by __ Khomeini.

Ayatollah

The __ faced a brutal regime known for genocide under Pol Pot from 1975 to 1979.

Khmer Rouge

Algeria gained independence from France after a long war called the __ War for Independence.

Algerian

The division of Vietnam at the 17th parallel was established during the __ Conference in 1954.

Geneva

Kwame Nkrumah was the first president of __ and promoted Pan-Africanism.

Ghana

The ideology war during the Cold War was between the USA's __ and the USSR's socialism.

capitalism

The U.S. and USSR were considered the two major remaining __ of the world after World War II.

superpowers

The __ divide established conflict and forced migrations in newly formed states like India and Pakistan.

partition

The Suez Crisis in 1956 was sparked by Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizing the __.

Suez Canal

The __ Movement sought an alternative for the existing social, political, and economic order during the Cold War.

Non-aligned