Untitled Flashcards Set

Stalin was allowed to keep the eastern part of Poland if he promised to respect the __________ of Eastern European countries.

independence

The Soviet Red Army created the __________ Bloc after WWII.

Communist

Countries that became Soviet satellite nations included Poland, Hungary, and __________.

Romania

In the 1948 Berlin Blockade, the Soviets cut off supplies to __________ Berlin.

West

The __________ was the ideological division between the communist East and democratic West.

Iron Curtain

The U.S. General Marshall Plan aimed to rehabilitate __________ Europe after WWII.

Western

The U.S. and U.S.S.R. fought for __________ of communism during the Cold War.

containment

The two Cold War alliances were NATO and the __________ Pact.

Warsaw

Communism does not allow for __________ property; instead, the government decides the distribution of resources.

private

The first satellite launched by the Soviets was called __________.

Sputnik

The U.S. supported the coup d’état of __________ in Iran in 1954.

Mohammad Mossadegh

Fidel Castro replaced Fulgencio Batista during the __________ Revolution in 1959.

Cuban

The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved when Kennedy agreed not to invade __________.

Cuba

The Korean War ended with an armistice and division along the __________ parallel.

38th

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. troops were engaged from 1964 until __________.

1973

The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, were responsible for the deaths of one-quarter of __________ population.

Cambodia

During the Yom Kippur War, the U.S. openly supported __________.

Israel

The 1979 Iranian Revolution established a religious state led by Ayatollah __________.

Khomeini

On October 7, 2023, Hamas waged the deadliest attack on Jews since __________.

The Holocaust

Israel’s military subsequently waged war on __________ in Gaza.

Hamas

It is estimated that 50,000 people have been killed in __________ due to the recent conflict.

Gaza