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The cold war was ______
A period of high tension between the U.S and the soviet union
What caused the tensions ?
The theft of the plans on how to make the atomic bomb and the lack of free elections
What do the eastern countries become
Iron curtain
NATO stands for
North, Atlantic Treaty Organization
Q: What happened after?
A: USSR split into 15 independent countries.
Q: When did the USSR collapse?
A: 1991.
Q: What symbolic event marked the Cold War’s end?
A: Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Q: What was the INF Treaty (1987)?
A: Agreement to eliminate certain nuclear missiles.
Q: What was the Reagan Doctrine?
A: Support anti-communist rebels worldwide.
Q: What was Reagan’s policy?
A: “Peace through Strength” (increase military spending).
Q: What happened iran hostage Crisis
A: 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days.
Q: What caused the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)?
A: Revolution against U.S.-backed Shah.
Q: What happened after? (vietnam)
A: Vietnam became fully communist.
Q: When did the war end?
A: 1973 peace agreement; 1975 fall of Saigon.
Q: What was Vietnamization?
A: Nixon’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops.
Q: What were the Pentagon Papers?
A: Documents proving the government misled the public about the war.
Q: What was the My Lai Massacre?
A: U.S. troops killed Vietnamese civilians.
Q: What was the Kent State shooting?
A: 1970 protest where 4 students were killed.
Q: What was the Tet Offensive?
A: Major surprise attack by Vietcong in 1968.
Q: What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
A: U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
Q: What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
A: Allowed President Johnson to wage war without Congress approval.
Q: Why did the U.S. enter Vietnam?
A: To stop communism from spreading.
Q: Who led South Vietnam?
A: Ngo Dinh Diem (dictator supported by U.S.).
Q: What was the domino theory?
A: Fear that if one country became communist, others would follow.
Q: Who was Ho Chi Minh?
A: Communist leader of North Vietnam.
Q: What was the outcome?
A: USSR removed missiles—major U.S. victory.
Q: How did the U.S. respond? (cuba)
A: Blockaded Cuba.
Q: What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)?
A: USSR placed missiles in Cuba near the U.S.
Q: What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
A: Failed U.S.-backed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba.
Q: Who did Kennedy defeat in 1960?
A: Richard Nixon.
Q: What was SEATO?
A: Alliance to stop communism in Southeast Asia.
Q: What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
A: U.S. promise to use force to stop communism in the Middle East.
Q: Why was Vietnam divided?
A: Conflict after French rule led to a split between North (communist) and South (non-communist).
Q: Why was NASA created?
A: To compete in the space race after Sputnik.
Q: What was Sputnik?
A: The first satellite launched by the USSR in 1957.
Q: What are ICBMs?
A: Intercontinental ballistic missiles that can travel long distances.
Q: What is a hydrogen bomb?
A: A bomb much more powerful than the atomic bomb.
Q: What was the arms race?
A: Competition between the U.S. and USSR to build stronger weapons.
Q: What was the Warsaw Pact?
A: A communist alliance created by the USSR.
Q: What is brinkmanship?
A: Going close to war to scare the enemy into backing down.
Q: Who was president in 1952?
A: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Q: How did the war end? (Korea)
A: Stalemate at the 38th parallel; Korea remains divided today.
Q: Why did China enter the war?
A: They felt threatened by U.S. forces near their border.
Q: How did the U.S. respond? (NK)
A: Joined under containment and pushed North Korea back.
Q: Why did the Korean War start?
A: North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
Q: What was the result? (USSR)
A: In 1949, the USSR reopened access.
Q: How did the U.S. respond?
A: Airlifted supplies into West Berlin for over a year.
Q: What caused the Berlin Airlift?
A: The USSR blocked roads into West Berlin in 1948.
Q: What was the Marshall Plan (1948–1951)?
A: The U.S. gave over $13 billion to rebuild Europe and stop communism from spreading.
Q: What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?
A: U.S. policy to give economic aid to countries resisting communism (ex: Greece and Turkey).
Q: What was containment?
A: A policy created by George Kennan to stop the spread of communism.
Q: What is NATO?
A: North Atlantic Treaty Organization—an alliance to protect democratic countries and promote cooperation.
Q: What was the Iron Curtain?
A: A term describing the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe.
Q: What caused tensions between the U.S. and USSR?
A: Theft of atomic bomb plans and lack of free elections in Eastern Europe.
Q: What was the Cold War?
A: A period of high tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII, without direct large-scale fighting.