Cold War Map Quiz

Soviet Union

-1949 First Atomic Bomb Test

- USSR tested its first nuclear bomb, ending U.S. monopoly.

- prompted US arms race

Germany

-1948-1949 -Berlin Blockade & Airlift

-USSR blocked Allied access to West Berlin.

Czechoslovakia

1968 - Prague Spring & Warsaw Pact Invasion

-Soviet tanks crushed reformist government.

- US condemned invasion

Hungary

- 1956

-Uprising against Soviet rule suppressed by Soviet military.

- US offered moral support, but chose not to intervene militarily.

Poland

- 1980-1981 - Solidarity Movement

-Independent union movement challenged USSR rule.

-US provided financial and diplomatic support imposed sanctions

Iran

-1953, Operation AJAX CIA Coup

- U.S. & UK replace PM Mossadegh w/ pro-US Shah.

- 1979 52 US diplomats seized

Iraq

- 1958 Iraqi Revolution

- Monarchy overthrown; new gov. drift toward USSR alliance.

- US tried to contain USSR appeal w/ upping U.S. ties w/ countries

Turkey

- 1947

- USSR pressure, country resisted via U.S. military and economic aid w/ the Truman Doctrine

Greece

- 1946-1949 - Civil War

- Communist insurgency suppressed by U.S.-backed government. under the Truman Doctrine

Israel

1956 - Suez Crisis

- Invaded Egypt with GB & France over canal control.

- US pressured Israel to withdraw

Lebanon

1958 Pro-Western government under threat from Nasserists and leftists.

-U.S. Marines(Operation Blue Bat) to protect the government.

Libya

1969 — Gaddafi's Coup

- King Idris overthrown; Gaddafi aligned with USSR bloc.

- Applied pressure as USSR ties deepened.

Syria

- 1973, launches surprise attack on Israel for the Yom Kippur War

- helps impose oil embargo

Egypt

- Nationalized Suez Canal

- 1973, launches surprise attack on Israel for the Yom Kippur War

Afghanistan

- 1979, invaded by USSR to boost communist regime

- US helped fund Mujahideen rebels to bleed USSR forces out

Korea (South & North)

-1950-1953

- North invaded South;

- US led UN military forces; major combat and financial commitment to defend

Vietnam

- 1963: US backs then kills Diem

1955-1975:

- US had direct military intervention, financial support, and bombings to avoid communist takeover.

China

- 1949: Communist Revolution

- Mao's Communist forces defeated U.S.-backed Nationalists.

- Became part of USSR

Taiwan

- recognized as China by the UN and US

Guatemala

- 1954: CIA-backed Coup

- Overthrew democratically electe President Árbenz.

- prevent USSR influence in Central America.

Cuba

1962- Soviet nuclear missiles deployed prompting U.S. action to blockade

- Bay of Pigs Operation

Chile

1973 CIA Military Coup against Socialist Allende

- Pinochet seized power

Grenada

1983 Marxist government overthrown in U.S. military intervention.

- Launched Operation Urgent Fury to remove Soviet-aligned leadership.

Nicaragua

1979-1980

- Leftist Sandinista regime replaced U.S.-backed dictatorship.

- US Funded and trained Contra rebels to oppose the Sandinista government.