Module 23: Cold War Vocab Part 1

Module 23: Cold War Vocab Part 1

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Module 23: Cold War Vocab Part 1

Module 23: Cold War Vocab Part 1

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the terms to the definitions

The United Nations

US foreign policy established in 1947, committing the United States to support countries threatened by communism, particularly Greece and Turkey

Iron Curtain

an imaginary barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

Truman Doctrine

a U.S. initiative to aid Western European countries in rebuilding after World War II

Marshall Plan

a doctrine adopted by the United States in the late 1940s to contain the spread of communism beyond its existing borders.

Containment

an international organization composed of 193 member states. Its primary goal is to maintain international peace and security, promote human rights,

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies, from the end of World War II until the early 1990s

The United Nations

Cold War

The Vietnam War

The Korean War

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Match the terms to the definition

Brinkmanship

a foreign policy strategy where nations would intentionally push a dangerous situation to the edge of conflict, hoping to force their opponent to back down before actual war broke out

Warsaw Pact

a military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective defense against the perceived threat of the Soviet Union and its allies.

NATO

a military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries as a response to NATO's formation

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the terms to the definitions

Cultural Revolution

a Marxist theorist, revolutionary, and, from 1949 to 1959, the first chairman of the People's Republic of China.

Mao Zedong

a mass paramilitary social movement of young people in China during the Cultural Revolution.

Commune

a Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China.

Red Guards

a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976 aimed at preserving Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements.

Jiang Jieshi

a collective community that shares resources and responsibilities, often associated with agricultural production.