Cold War Proxy Wars

Cold War Proxy Wars

​Listen to the audio clip on each slide and answer the questions as you go.

Open Ended

What is a proxy war?

Open Ended

How did the division of Germany after WWII lead to the Berlin Airlift?

Multiple Choice

Who was the communist leader in China after WWII?

• Mao Zedong

• Jaing Jieshi

Multiple Choice

Why did many peasant farmers support the communist leader over the nationalist leader after WWII?

• Mao Zedong promoted literacy & food production in N. China during the war

• Jiang Jieshi promoted literacy & food production in N. China during the war

• Jiang Jieshi provided peasants with abundant resources during the war

• Mao Zedong allowed resources to be utilized by corrupt officers during the war

Multiple Choice

Who did the United States side with during the Chinese Civil War?

• Communist led Mao Zedong

• Nationalist led Jiang Jieshi

Multiple Choice

Where did the Chinese Nationalist flee to after they lost the Chinese civil war?

• Soviet Union

• Mongolia

• India

• Taiwan

Open Ended

Who was the leader of the Communist revolution in China? From which country did China seek aid from?

Multiple Choice

Who was the communist leader in North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

Multiple Choice

What U.S. foreign policy influenced U.S. involvement in Vietnam & Korea?

• Containment

• Marshall Plan

• Isolationism

Open Ended

What is the Domino Theory and how did it lead to the Vietnam and Korea wars?