Cold War: Korean War and Cuban Missile Crisis

An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1962 to place nuclear missiles in Cuba directed toward the United States.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Airlift

• Detente

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

• blockade

• containment

• perestroika

• satellites

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

• 35^th

• 36^th

• 37^th

• 38^th

How do we know that the Korean War was a civil war?

• The USA helped South Korea.

• The UN got involved in the war.

• North Korea was fighting South Korea.

• The USSR sent help to North Korea.

During the Cold War, who was the United States' biggest adversary?

• Germany

• North Korea

• England

• Soviet Union

What happened on 25^th June 1950?

• South Korea started border skirmishes along the 38^th parallel.

• The USA withdrew from South Korea.

• North Korea invaded South Korea.

• The UN sent help to South Korea.

Was there any Nuclear missile launching during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• No

• Yes

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To expand trade with Europe
• To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
• To stop the spread of communism
• to send financial aid to Europe

Before World War II, Korea was ruled by

• Russia

• China

• Japan

• USA

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.

• US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.

• Cubans created their own nuclear missile program and were threatening to use them against the US in retaliation for the US attempt to overthrow their dictator.

• The US government was threatening to use nuclear weapons on Cuba as a means to get rid of their dictator if they did not convert from communism to democracy.