cold war/proxy war

What happened to Germany and Berlin after WWII?

Germany and Berlin were divided into East and West.

What is the Marshall Plan?

The U.S. gave money to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.

How does the Truman Doctrine differ from the Monroe Doctrine?

The Truman Doctrine stopped communism, while the Monroe Doctrine warned Europe to stay out of the Americas.

How did Joseph McCarthy use American fears of communism?

He accused people of being communists without proof.

Explain Massive Retaliation.

The U.S. threatened nuclear attack if attacked by communists.

For what is John Glenn famous? Neil Armstrong?

John Glenn orbited Earth; Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

Which area of Virginia gained economically because of the Cold War?

Hampton Roads gained many military jobs.

What is the purpose of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

They were military alliances for protection during the Cold War.

Why is the US so opposed to communism?

The U.S. believed communism threatened freedom and democracy.

What are 3 reasons the USSR 'failed'?

Economic problems, expensive military spending, and lack of freedom.

What are 2 ways Americans prepared for a nuclear attack?

Building fallout shelters and practicing duck-and-cover drills.

Which 2 countries were in a standoff in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The United States and the Soviet Union.

What is the Bay of Pigs?

A failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba.

Why did North Korea invade South Korea?

North Korea wanted to unite Korea under communism.

Identify two ways Americans demonstrated lack of support for the Vietnam War.

Protests and refusing the draft.

What is Vietnamization?

Nixon’s plan to let South Vietnam take over fighting.

How did the Korean War end? Vietnam War?

Korea ended in a stalemate; Vietnam ended with communist victory.

How did Johnson contribute to expanding US role in Vietnam?

He sent more U.S. troops to fight in Vietnam.

Truman

US president, desegregated military, developed Containment policy vs. Communism, Korean War.

Stalin

Soviet premier, caused Berlin Airlift, thought Communism & Capitalism were incompatible.

Mao Tse Tung

Chinese premier, communist leader that aided North Koreans during Korean War.

Chiang Kai Shek

Chinese dictator, fought vs. Communists, forced to retreat to Taiwan, supported by U.S.

MacArthur

US general during WW2 & Korean War, wanted to end Korean War by dropping A-bombs on China, fired by president.

Hiss

US official of perjury for lying about spying on Soviets.

Rosenbergs

Spies, executed for providing nuclear secrets to Soviets.

Eisenhower

US general during WW2, later president, sent troops to desegregate Little Rock high school, developed Massive Retaliation nuclear strategy.

McCarthy

US senator, spread Red Scare by accusing people of being Communist without evidence.

Castro

Cuban dictator, repelled Bay of Pigs invasion, invited Soviet missiles onto island.

Kennedy

US president, failed Bay of Pigs invasion, peaceful solution to Cuban Missile Crisis, advisers to South Vietnam.

Khrushchev

Soviet premier, built Berlin Wall, caused Cuban Missile Crisis.

Ho Chi Minh

North Vietnamese Communist dictator, defeated French at Dien Bien Phu, created supply trail to aid Communists in South Vietnam.

Diem

US-backed South Vietnamese dictator, lost support of people, assassinated.

Johnson

US president, committed US combat troops to South Vietnam.

Nixon

US president, Vietnamization, détente with USSR & China.

Reagan

US president, supported anti-Communist rebels in Afghanistan & Nicaragua, Iran-Contra Scandal, SDI/Star Wars, worked with Soviet premier to end Cold War.

Gorbachev

Soviet premier, reforms-Glasnost & Perestroika, allowed Berlin Wall to fall, worked with US president to end Cold War.